Evidence of Plate Tectonics

What did the coastlines of some continents appear to fit together like?

• A jigsaw puzzle

• A mosaic

• A painting

• A map

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Scientists propose that about 300 million years ago, the continents were joined together into one single landmass called _______.

• Pangaea

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Atlantis

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Over tens of millions of years, what happened to Pangaea?

• It remained the same

• It began to break apart

• It grew larger

• It sank into the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Scientists have found fossils of the same species on different continents (separated by oceans). What does this imply about the landmasses?

• The landmasses were once connected.

• The species could fly across oceans.

• The fossils were moved by humans.

• The species evolved independently on each continent.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

One example of a freshwater reptile with fossils found in both South America and Africa is the Mesosaurus. True or False?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What do the fossils of tropical plants found on islands in the Arctic Ocean indicate about the climate?

• The Arctic Ocean has always been cold.

• The climate was once warm enough to support tropical plants.

• The Arctic Ocean was once a desert.

• The climate has never changed in the Arctic region.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Deep scratches in rocks found in South Africa indicate the movement of what natural phenomenon?

• Glaciers

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is established in some rocks when they are formed?

• Magnetic North and South

• Electric Charge

• Thermal Conductivity

• Optical Clarity

If the continents had remained fixed in place, what would have matched the Earth's magnetic North and South?

• The geographic poles

• The equator

• The prime meridian

• The tropics

True or False: There are many locations where the magnetic North and South of rocks do not match that of the Earth.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS2-5