Intro to Plate Tectonics

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called

• Divergent Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

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A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Divergent Plate movement can create

• Convection Currents
• Conduction
• Mountains
• Rifts and ocean ridges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Convergent Plate Movement can create

• Rifts
• Mountains
• Ocean Ridges
• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Name the boundary

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• sergent boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Name the boundary

• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• sergent boundary

Which piece of evidence did Wegener use to prove continental drift?

• The shape of the continents
• Similar fossils found on separate continents
• Tree fossils found in odd places
• All of the above

What type of boundary is this?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform/conservative

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Core
• Mantle
• Crust

Sections into which the Earth's lithosphere is cracked is called...

• fossils

• plates

• boundaries

• convergent