Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Assessment

This video tutorial provides an assessment on continental drift and plate tectonics. It explores the creation and destruction of landforms, the types of crusts involved, and the boundaries where these processes occur. The tutorial uses images to illustrate how plates move and interact, emphasizing the importance of understanding tectonic activity.

What is the primary focus of the continental drift theory?

• Changes in atmospheric conditions

• Shift of continental plates

• Evolution of species

• Movement of ocean currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of landform is typically formed at convergent boundaries?

• Volcanic islands

• Mountain ranges

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Ocean trenches

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Identify the crusts involved when an oceanic and continental plate converge.

• Oceanic-continental

• All of the above

• Continental-continental

• Oceanic-oceanic

What landform results from the divergence of two oceanic plates?

• Ocean trench

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Volcanic arc

• Mountain range

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What boundary type is associated with the creation of new crust?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

How do plates move at transform boundaries?

• In a circular motion

• Towards each other

• Past each other horizontally

• Away from each other

Which boundary is formed by the horizontal sliding of two plates?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Subduction

What is the typical movement of plates at a divergent boundary?

• They slide past each other

• They move away from each other

• They rotate around each other

• They move towards each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3