Checkpoint 4 Review (units 7-9)

Which of the following provides evidence that the continents on tectonic plates have moved away from each other in the past?

• The compositions and thicknesses of rock layers vary at different depths.

• The frequency of volcanic activity is higher at the edges of tectonic plates.

• Ocean currents can be disrupted near the boundaries between tectonic plates.

• Fossils of the same plants and animals are found on widely separated continents.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How is this information significant to the theory of plate tectonics?

• The presence of the Mesosaurus is evidence that freshwater animals can swim across oceans.

• The presence of the Mesosaurus is evidence that continents are all made of oceanic plates.

• The presence of the Mesosaurus is evidence that these continents were once connected.

• The presence of the Mesosaurus is evidence that reptiles cannot survive plate movement.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Complete the following statements by filling in the correct answers . Not all answers will be used. Some answers may be used more than once.

Word bank: plant, fossil, land, continental drift, plate tectonics, water.

Be sure to add a comma then space after each word in sequential order.

Alfred Wegener developed a theory that the continents were once a single landmass, but separated over time. __________ evidence of the animal Lystrosaurus has been found in the same geological layer on the continents of Africa and Antarctica. These continents are now separated by major bodies of __________ . The discoveries of these fossils help to prove the __________ __________ theory.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

If the layers of dirt have not been disturbed, which layer of dirt is the oldest?

• the deepest layer (D) is the oldest

• the layer with the most rocks (C)

• the layer closest to the Earth’s surface (A)

• the layer with the most fossils (B)

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Which of the following is evidence that supports plate tectonics?

• magnetic striping in seafloor spreading

• convection currents in the ocean

• climate change

• two or more continents containing the two species of bear

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is an explanation on why magnetic striping in seafloor spreading is evidence that supports plate tectonics?

• Plate tectonics theory is the theory that describes all energy as neither created nor destroyed, but changed from one form to another.

• Plate tectonic theory is the theory that describes the Earth's lithosphere is divided pieces called “plates,” that glide over Earth's mantle through convection currents and seafloor spreading.

• Plate tectonic theory is the theory that describes all objects on Earth as being in motion and want to remain in motion unless an unbalanced force disrupts their motion.

• Plate tectonic theory is the theory that describes life's origin from the simplest living cell to the evolution of animal species.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Students are learning about plate tectonics in their 6th-grade science class. They need to match each description with the correct plate boundary. Match the correct answer.

• Transform

• two plate separating

• Convergent

• two plates colliding

• Divergent

• fault line created

Students are learning about plate tectonics in their 6th-grade science class. They need to match each description with the correct plate boundary. Match the correct answer.

• Transform

• volcanoes

• Convergent

• mid-ocean ridge by seafloor spreading

• Divergent

• earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Students are learning about plate tectonics in their 6th-grade science class. They need to match each description with the correct plate boundary. Match the correct answer.

• Divergent

• rift valley

• Transform

• two plate sliding past each other

• Convergent

• folded mountains

Analyze the map of the Earth's tectonic plates. Select the location that shows a divergent plate boundary.

• B

• C

• D

• E

• F