Tectonic Deliberate Practice

All the water found on Earth is the _____

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

All living organisms on Earth make up the _______

• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

All the gases that surround Earth is the _______

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Solid part of Earth is the _______

• Geosphere
• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Earth's crust is broken up into tectonic plates.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Tectonic plates are driven by convection currents found in the mantle.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift after he realized continents fit together like a puzzle.

• True

• False

Harry Hess proposed the mechanism that supported the theory of evolution.

• True

• False

According to the Law of Superposition, which layer would contain the oldest fossils?

• D

• B

• A

• C

• F

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ What kind of fossil is used to help date the approximate age of a new fossil, comparing it to other known fossils.

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• Aquatic

• Ancient

• Index

• Petrified