Tectonic Plates

A former large continent which is assumed to have existed and from which other continents broke off and drifted away.

• Supercontinent

• Pacific ocean

• Tectonic Plate

• North America

Which of the following does NOT provide evidence of continental drift?

• Evidence from fossils

• Evidence from climate

• Evidence from landforms

• Evidence from meteors

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates.

• Pangea

• Continental Drift

• Sea-Floor Spread

• Volcanoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.

• Pangea

• North America

• Continental Drift

• Tectonics

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A fossil of the same fern found on 5 different continents is evidence that the continents had once been connected as part of Pangea.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Mid-ocean ridges occur along divergent plate boundaries, where new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A continuous range of underwater volcanoes/mountains that wraps around the globe.

• Pacific Ring of Fire
• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Mariana Trench
• Hawaiian Islands

Undersea exploration provided evidence that the Earth's surface was made up of moving plates.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Mid-ocean ridges are the source of new spans of the ocean floor.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The slow, churning motion of Earth’s mantle.

• conduction cell

• vibration
• oscillation
• convection cell