Layers of Earth & Plate Boundaries

Which of the following is the thinnest layer of Earth?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Lithosphere

• Inner Core

Which is more dense?

• Continental Crust

• Oceanic Crust

What happens to temperature and pressure as you get to deeper layers within Earth?

• Temperature and Pressure increase

• Temperature increases, Pressure decreases

• Temperature decreases, Pressure increases

• Temperature and Pressure decreases

This image here shows what type of boundary?

• Divergent

• Convergent: Subduction

• Convergent: Collision

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

If something floats in water, what can we say about its density?

• It is more dense than the water

• It is less dense than the water

• It has the same density as water

The idea that the continents were once together, and separated over a long period of time is

• Seafloor Spreading

• Transform Boundaries

• Continental Drift

• Mid Ocean Ridges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Was was Wegener's hypothesis rejected?

• He had no evidence for it

• More detailed maps show that continents don't match up

• No continents had similar fossils to support him.

• He couldn't explain how the continents could be moved

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is a feature common with transform boundaries?

• Volcanoes

• Mountain chains

• Ocean Trenches

• Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What was an important detail about the animal fossils Wegener saw had been discovered on different continents?

• They were great swimmers when they were alive

• They were from different periods of time

• They wouldn't be able to swim across the ocean to get to other places

• There were no similar fossils found on different continents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following is an example of a divergent boundary?

• Great Rift Valley

• Mt. Everest

• Mt. Saint Helen

• San Andreas Fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3