Plate Tectonics, Earthquake, Volcano, Tsunami

Information about Earth's interior was obtained by studying all of the following except for ____.

• Seismic Waves

• Rocks of the ocean crust

• Meteorites

• Plants

Earth's core is made up of ____.

• Iron and Nickel

• Iron and Zinc

• Nickel and Aluminum

• Magnesium and iron

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Earth's inner core is solid because of ___.

• The composition of its rock

• Its great diameter

• Extreme temperatures and pressure

• Convection

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Wegener's continental drift hypothesis stated that all the continents once joined together to form ___.

• Two major supercontinents

• Two major supercontinents and three smaller continents

• One major supercontinent

• Three major supercontinents

The supercontinent in the continental drift theory was called ___.

• Panthalassa

• Pangaea

• Mesosaurus

• Africa

What hypothesis states that the continents were once joined to form a single supercontinent?

• Santa Claus

• Seafloor spreading

• Continental drift

• Paleomagnetism

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

One kind of evidence that supports Wegener's hypothesis is that ___.

• The same magnetic directions exist on different continents

• Major rivers on different continents match

• Land bridges still exist that connect major continents

• Fossils of the same organism have been found on different continents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What was the main reason Wegener's continental drift hypothesis was rejected?

• He was not well liked by other scientists

• He could not provide a mechanism for the movement of continents

• He could provide only illogical explanations for the movement of the continents

• His evidence was incorrect

What kind of plate boundary occurs where two plates grind past each other?

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transitional boundary

• Transform fault boundary

A divergent boundary at two oceanic plates can result in a ___.

• Rift valley

• Sea Floor Spreading

• Continental volcanic arc

• Subduction zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3