How is the Earth Changing? Pre-test

The solid rock of the cliff in this photograph is part of a continent. What is the relationship between the continent and Earth’s plates?

• The continent is part of a plate.

• The continent is next to but is not part of a plate.

• The continent is on top of a layer of water that is above a plate.

• The continent is directly on top of a plate but is not part of the plate.

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Which of the following choices did Wegner give as evidence for continental drift?

• Fit of continents, rock sequence, glacial evidence.

• Identical fossil species on different continents (both plant and animal), Antarctic climate changes

• Sea-floor spreading, mid-ocean ridge, and trenches

• a and b only.

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If scientists discovered a new planet very much like Earth, where would you predict that planet would have the greatest concentration of volcanoes?

• On its tectonic plates

• In its oceans

• On the edges of its continents in higher elevations

• In the middle of its continents

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When two plates press together and a mountain begins to form, which of the following happens?

• The plate slowly begins to bend because even though the plate material is hard it can still be bent and folded over a very long period of time.

• Because plates cannot bend, the plate materials from one plate breaks off into small pieces of rock that are about the size of tennis balls/

• Because plates cannot bend, the plate material from one plate breaks off into large pieces of rock that are about the size of huge boulders.

• Because plates cannot bend, the plate material from one plate breaks off into massive blocks of rock that are about the size of large house.

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Based on the diagram below, which letter indicates a place where new plate material is forming?

• At the boundary of the continent and ocean basin.

• In the middle of the ocean basin.

• At the boundary where the two plates are pulling apart.

• No new plate material is forming anywhere shown in the diagram.

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Two of Earth’s plates pressed together for many millions of years. What happened if they pressed together in a place where oceanic plate material meets continental plate material?

• The continental plate material was pushed downward.

• The oceanic plate material was pushed downward.

• The plates were not able to move while they were pressing together and no plate material was pushed upward.

• The edges of the plates were not pushed upward but they were broken into small pieces.

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Use the diagram below to answer the following question: What plate motion is happening at point A?

• A convergent boundary where two plates collide.

• A divergent boundary where two plates pull apart.

• A transform boundary where two plates slide past each other.

• Not enough information is given to be able to identify the plate motion.

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Use the diagram below to answer the following question:

What plate motion is happening at point B?

• A convergent boundary where two plates collide.

• A divergent boundary where two plates pull apart.

• A transform boundary where two plates slide past each other.

• Not enough information is given to be able to identify the plate motion.

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Write a scientific explanation explaining how the Earth recycles plate material. Use evidence from the activities in class.

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