6.E.2.2 Review

Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust. This causes it to _______ at a convergent boundary.

• float

• sink

• melt

• move sideways

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Temperature, density, and pressure ______ from Earth's crust to the inner core.

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

What is one type of evidence Alfred Wegener used to support his theory of Continental Drift?

• climate differences

• new oceanic crust

• earthquakes around the world

• similar fossils in different continents

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What did Alfred Wegener call the supercontinent that included all landmasses on Earth before it broke up?

• Asthenosphere

• Superworld

• Eurasio

• Pangea

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which boundary occurs when plates collide?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• rift

Which boundary happens when plates move away from each other?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• subduction

What is usually formed at a convergent boundary?

• an ocean

• a trench

• a mountain

• a river

Which word best describes the movement of crustal plates?

• slow

• fast

• predictable

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which boundary happens when plates slide sideways past each other?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• subduction

What is it called when one plate slides under another plate?

• divergence

• subduction

• convection

• conduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3