Quiz Module 1 - Dynamic Earth

Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once joined together in a supercontinent named Pangaea.

• seafloor spreading

• continental drift

• plate tectonics

• continental crust

Theory that states that Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock that move with respect to each other.

• continental drift

• convection currents

• seafloor spreading

• plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The process by which new oceanic crust forms along mid-ocean ridges.

• subduction

• seafloor spreading

• convection currents

• plate tectonics

The process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate.

• seafloor spreading

• convection currents

• continental drift

• subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Long, narrow mountain range on the ocean floor; formed by magma at divergent plate boundaries.

• mid-ocean ridge

• subduction

• convection currents

• plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Material in the mantle constantly rises as it is heated becomes less dense and falls as it cools and becomes more dense.

• convergent boundary

• convection currents

• continental drift

• plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Where is new lithosphere (crust) formed?

• subduction zones

• fold mountains

• mid-ocean ridges

• outer core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This type of boundary has tectonic plates that slide past each other and often cause earthquakes.

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Continental

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where is old lithosphere (crust) returned to the mantle?

• mid-ocean ridges

• subduction zones

• convection currents

• volcanic mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Marie Tharp discovered this feature on the ocean floor which help prove Plate Tectonic theory.

• volcanic island

• ocean trench

• coral reef

• mid-ocean ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3