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This occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other (the San Andreas Fault in California is a famous example)

• Pacific Plate

• convergent boundary

• fault line

• transform boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; frequent occurrences along all types of plate boundaries

• earthquake

• tidal wave

• volcanic eruption

• meteor

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

the area where a heavier ocean plate bends downward under the lighter continental plate; trenches, high mountains, volcanoes, and areas of earthquake activity are found around this

• subduction zone

• mid ocean range

• crust

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer of Earth has a temperature of up to 13000⁰ F and is hotter than the sun's surface?

• crust 

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Why is the core more dense than the mantle or crust?

• It has more aluminum

• it has more iron

• it has more tin

• it has more basalt

The supercontinent in the continental drift hypothesis was called ____.

• Pantry

• Pangaea

• Wegenerland

• Eurasia

What was the main reason Wegener’s continental drift hypothesis was rejected?

• He did not have any evidence

• His proposed mechanisms were physically impossible

• He did not propose any mechanisms.

Which of the following was NOT used in support of the continental drift hypothesis?

• matching fossils

• Ancient climates

• paleomagnetism

• Matching rocks

What kind of plate boundary occurs where two plates grind past each other without destroying or producing
lithosphere?

• convergent 

• transform

• divergent

A divergent boundary at two oceanic plates can result in a ____.

• volcanic island arc

• continental volcanic arc

• earthquake

• ocean ridges (seafloor spreading)