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This is a picture of glacier scars found in Africa. What does this evidence support?

• Africa has always been near the equator

• Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate

• The continents have not moved

• sea floor spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What does the theory of continental drift state?

• The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

• Continents are stationary and do not move

• The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

• none of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?

• Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces 

• glacier scars and evidence from temperature

• mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What Are The Three Main Types Of Rocks?

• Igneous, Depository, Metamorphic

• Depository, Igneous, Sedimentary

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Depository

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

• Heating and cooling

• Deposition

• Heating and pressure

• Materials gathering and pressing together

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Compaction

• Weathering

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentar

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentar

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1