ES - Ch. 8 - Plate Tectonics Review

Which was developed first?

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

Which is now accepted?

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The theory of plate tectonics helps to explain the locations of which of the following?

• earthquakes and volcanoes

• volcanoes and the mantle

• the mantle and the lithosphere

• earthquakes and the lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Who developed the theory of continental drift?

• Einstein

• Richter

• Wegener

• Mohs

Which of these led to the theory of continental drift?

• fossils along the coast of North America and South America match

• fossils of animals that live in shallow water have been found at the top of mountains

• fossils along the coast of Africa and South America match

• fossils along the coast of Africa and Asia match

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is an important reason why the continental drift hypothesis was not widely accepted?

• Not all the continents appear as though they were once joined.

• Wegener did not present any fossil evidence.

• Wegener could not explain how the continents moved.

• The magnetic properties of rocks had not yet been discovered.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Identify layer #1.

• inner core

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

Identify the state of matter of layer #1.

• liquid

• solid

• solid with liquid properties

• gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Identify layer #2.

• inner core

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

Identify the state of matter of layer #2.

• liquid

• solid

• solid with liquid properties

• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4