Plate Tectonics Quiz

The outermost layer of the Earth

• core

• mantle

• crust

The Scientist who proposed the Continental drift theory.

The name of the super continent in the plate tectonics theory derived from the Greek word which means "all land".

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Type of rocks mostly found in the oceanic crust

One of the two major landmasses consisting of North America and Eurasia.

It is made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle.

A theory which states that continents have moved slowly to their current locations.

• Plate Tectonics

• Continental Drift

• Seafloor Spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Part of the Earth's crust that is more dense and made up of mostly young rocks

The type of rocks found in the continental crust

The soft layer below the lithosphere