Tectonic Plates

The ______ is the layer of the Earth under the crust.

• core
• mantle
• magma
• none of the above

Which of these is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• convergent
• divergent
• bivergent
• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is the process of warm liquids rising while cooler liquids sink.

• convection
• subduction
• boiling
• uplift

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

This type of plate boundary is when two plates slide past each other.

• convergent
• transform
• divergent
• subductive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This type of plate boundary is when two plates crash into each other.

• convergent
• transform
• divergent
• subductive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This type of plate boundary is when two plates move apart.

• convergent
• transform
• divergent
• subductive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is when two plates converge but one slides under the other due to density.

• uplift
• subduction
• trench
• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When plates converge and form mountains, scientists call it _______.

• uplift
• subduction
• elevation
• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This scientist built most of the evidence for continental drift.

• Alfred Wegener
• Sean Carroll
• Fred Calfred
• John Williams

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of these is a key piece of evidence of contiental drift?

• continent shapes
• fossil record
• rock layers
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1