Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Test Review

How does fossil evidence support Continental Drift theory?

• Fossils of animals are everywhere.

• Fossils of plants and animals were found on continents oceans apart.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What plate boundary is shown in this model?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is most likely happening here?

• new crust is being formed at mid-ocean ridge

• crust is going down (subducting) and being destroyed

• mountains are being folded up (uplift)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

At this plate boundary, what is most likely to happen on the surface?

• volcanic eruption

• earthquake

• new crust being formed

• mountain range

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which part of the Earth is the hottest?

• crust

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

• core

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the underlying force in the mantle that causes the plates to move?

• ocean tides

• volcanoes

• rock cycle

• convection currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following plate interactions is most likely to form a mountain range?

• Transform boundary between ocean plates

• Transform boundary between continental plates

• Convergent boundary between continental plates

• Convergent boundary creating a subduction zone between ocean and continental plates

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Which of the following plate interactions is most likely to form a volcano?

• Transform boundary between ocean plates

• Transform boundary between continental plates

• Convergent boundary between continental plates

• Convergent boundary creating a subduction zone between ocean and continental plates

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

True or False: The continents are still moving slowly over time.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Could the rocks left behind by glaciers be evidence for Continental Drift?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3