Physical Science Quizz 1

The hypothesis of continental drift states that Earth's continents were once part of a large supercontinent called...

• Waegner Island

• Pangea

• Plate Tectonics

• World Hypothesis

What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support his supercontinent claim?

• Fossil Records

• Rock Type Similarities

• Mountain Ranges

• All Other Answers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

When someone says "That was a 6.7 earthquake!" what scale are they using?

• The Richter Scale

• The Modified Mercalli Scale

• The Earthquake Scale

• The Seismic Scale

Which of the following is a Transform Boundary?

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At which boundary will you find the deepest earthquakes?

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Oceanic Boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When two oceanic plates collide at a convergent boundary, one will subduct under the other one. What determines this?

• The left plate will always subduct because it was there first

• The colder plate will subduct because it is more dense

• The hotter plate will subduct because it is attracted to the heat radiating up from the mantle

• The older plate will subduct because it is used to other plates roaming over it

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

95% of earthquakes happen along...

• Deep Sea Trenches

• Plate Boundaries

• Mountain Ranges

• Continental Edges

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Select All Types of Seismic Waves

• P-Waves

• S-Waves

• Surface Waves

• Deep Waves

• T-Waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What are some of the factors that contribute to tectonic plate movement?

• Slab Pull, Ridge Push, Convection Currents in the Mantle

• Slab Pull, Convection Currents in the Atmosphere, The Earth's Rotation

• Ridge Pull, Mountain Formation, Transform Boundaries

• Tectonic Plates Do Not Move

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Compared to Continental Plates, Oceanic Plates are...

• Lighter

• Older

• Younger

• Hotter