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Alfred Wegener named his single supercontinent ____________, which means "all Earth" in ancient Greek.

• Pandora

• Gandowandaland

• Pangea

• Percia

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Associated with transform boundaries.

• Volcanoes

• mountains

• trenches

• earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which layer of Earth flows slowly and causes the crust to move?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Outer core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Subduction means.....

• one plate goes under another plate

• two plates slide past each other

• two plate collide and form folded mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Sea-floor spreading explains how.....

• new crust is created at a divergent boundary

• volcanoes are formed on continents

• deep sea trenches are formed

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Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun

• Magnetic Pole Reversal

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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When you leave your cold drink outside, the glass may have water drops on it.  This is an example of...

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• estuary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which form of energy causes water to boil?

• sound energy

• mechanical energy

• thermal energy

• light energy

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Which of the following describes what is meant by Natural Selection?

• An organism will survive no matter what its adaptations may be

• An organism with adaptations that do not allow it to reproduce as effectively as others will survive.

• An organism with adaptations that allow it to obtain resources and reproduce more effectively than others will survive.

• No organisms will survive.

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Which best describes an adaptation?

• trait that helps an organism to survive in its environment.

• trait that the organism can change when he wants.

• trait that does not help the organism to survive in its environment.

• place where an organism lives.

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