Earth Science Quarterly

Who came up with the theory of Continental Drift?

• Albert Einstein

• Harry Hess

• Alfred Wagener

• Robert Hancock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

About how fast do the plates move?

• There’s no way to tell

• 1 to 2 miles per year

• 10-12 inches per year

• 2-3 centimeters per year

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What are the plates called that move toward each other?

• Divergent

• Transform

• Attractive

• Convergent

What are the plates called that rub in opposite directions?

• Divergent

• Transform

• Convergent

• Subduction

What are the plates called that move away from each other?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

• Subduction

What are the scientists called who study the Earth?

• Taxonomists

• Biologists

• Geologists

• Volcanologists

What evidence do we have to support Continental Drift? (select all that are true)

• The continents seem to fit together

• Fossils were found where the organisms could not live

• Mineral deposits (like coal) were found on the edges of continents that fit together

• Old maps showing a supercontinent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is most likely to occur at transform boundaries?

• Rifts

• Only volcanoes

• Sea floor spreading

• Mainly earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the inner core made of?

• Solid Iron and Nickel

• Molten (liquid) Iron and Nickel

• Solid Basalt

• Molten Basalt

What is the outer core made of?

• Solid Iron and Nickel

• Molten (liquid) Iron and Nickel

• Solid Basalt

• Molten Basalt