Plate Tectonics

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?

• Supreme Continent

• Eurasia

• Plate tectonics

• Pangaea

This scientist built most of the evidence for continental drift.

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer is the inner core?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which layer is the outer core?

What layer is the earth's crust?

Which layer is the mantle?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

An illustration of the major tectonic plates is provided. Which of the labeled plates in the illustration is the Eurasian Plate?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which continental tectonic plate is the starred region?

• North American Plate

• South American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• African Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

the place where two different plates have contact.

• Pacific Plate

• Mountains

• Earthquakes

• Plate Boundaries