Inside Earth Test Review

The movement of tectonic plates is

• constant

• sometimes moves

• never moves

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Energy is released when the edges of tectonic plates shift . Which of the following happens?

• hurricane

• tornado

• earthquake

• glacier

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes over the surface of the Earth (how are they spaced out/arranged/pattered)?

• along boundaries of plates

• in center of continental plates

• on the equator

• on plates under the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The pie slice model like we made in class, the composition of the 2nd layer (from bottom)

• semisolid

• solid rock

• liquid metal

• less dense than layer 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Tectonic plates slowly and continually move due to convection currents in the mantle.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which scientist proposed the idea of constantly moving tectonic plates?

• Edwin Hubble

• Alfred Wegener

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which plate is located at the center of the ring of fire?

• 1

• 2

• 5

• 6

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the name of plate 5?

• Indo-Australian

• Pacific

• African

• Eurasian

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The South American Plate is

• Plate 2

• Plate 7

• Plate 8

• Plate 9

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which tectonic plate is located at the center of the Ring of Fire?

• North American

• Eurasian

• African

• Pacific