Plate Tectonics

Who first introduced the concept that continents were once connected like a puzzle?

• Alfred Wegener

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What are the major types of materials that make up tectonic plates?

• Iron and nickel

• Sandstone and limestone

• Oceanic crust and continental crust

• Granite and basalt

What type of plate boundary is the San Andreas Fault?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Subductive

• Transform

What natural disaster is primarily associated with the movement of tectonic plates?

• Tornadoes

• Earthquakes

• Volcanic eruptions

• Hurricanes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the name given to the point on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake originates?

• Focus

• Ground zero

• Epicenter

• Hypocenter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2