unit 3 test

Who is Alfred Wegener?

• A French scientist who studied earthquake patterns

• A British scientist who developed the theory of plate tectonics

• An American scientist who discovered seafloor spreading

• A German scientist who hypothesized continental drift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is Pangaea?

• A supercontinent that existed in the past

• A process that forms new seafloor

• A theory that explains the movement of tectonic plates

• A type of volcanic eruption

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What is the lithosphere?

• The plastic-like layer below the asthenosphere

• The Earth's thin, cool, and rigid outermost rock layer

• The hot, middle rock layer located between the crust and the core

• The process by which rocks break along a fault

What is seafloor spreading?

• The process of denser oceanic crust sinking beneath less dense continental crust

• The process of volcanic eruption caused by magma escaping to the surface

• The process by which rocks on either side of the mid-ocean ridge pull away from each other

• The process of new lithosphere forming at the mid-ocean ridge

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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What is a divergent boundary?

• A boundary where two plates collide and form mountains

• A boundary where two plates slide past each other

• A boundary where two plates move away from each other

• A boundary where two plates move toward each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is an earthquake?

• The transfer of energy caused by the circulation of matter due to differences in density

• The physical or chemical breakdown of rock on Earth's surface

• The vibrations produced when rocks break along a fault

• The removal of rock material by wind, water, ice, or gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a volcano?

• An opening in Earth's surface that erupts sulfurous gases, ash, and lava

• The upward movement of large areas of Earth's crust caused by forces deep beneath the surface

• The transfer of energy between objects that are touching

• The accumulation of eroded rock material transported from another location

What is subduction?

• The process of new lithosphere forming at the mid-ocean ridge

• The process of volcanic eruption caused by magma escaping to the surface

• The process of denser oceanic crust sinking beneath less dense continental crust

• The process by which rocks on either side of the mid-ocean ridge pull away from each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of plate boundary can result in subduction zones?

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• None of the above

What is the process by which new seafloor forms?

• Subduction

• Plate tectonics

• Continental drift

• Seafloor spreading

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