Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, & Volcanoes

The outermost part of the earth, called the crust, is broken up into pieces that we call:

• Core

• Continents

• Rocks

• Tectonic Plates

What was the name for the supercontinent?

• Pangea

• The Americas

• Panda

• Super

Who is the scientist who developed the theory of continental drift?

• Albert Einstein

• Issac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Watson & Crick

One piece of evidence that supports the theory of continental drift:

• People

• Fossils

• Animals

• Oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Match the following

• Plates move away from each other

• Convergent

• Plates slide past each other

• Transform

• Plates collide into each other

• Divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which plate is the most active plate in the world?

• Pacific Plate

• North American Plate

• Arabian Plate

• Caribbean Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which state in the USA is most concerned with earthquakes?

• New York

• Florida

• California

• Texas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is one harmful environmental change that occurs when a volcano erupts? (There are multiple correct answers.)

• Acid rain

• Air pollution

• Release of toxic gasses

• Flooding

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What can happen when plates converge? (There is more than one answer.)

• Earthquakes

• Tsunamis

• Volcanoes

• Thunderstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What can happen when plates diverge?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Thunderstorms

• Tsunamis