Plate Tectonics and Earth Systems Practice
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Plate Tectonics and Earth Systems Practice
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Directions
- Fill in each blank carefully.
- Circle or mark the best answer for each multiple-choice question.
- Match each prompt to the best option before writing your answer.
- Use the larger space to show your thinking on word problems.
1. Large moving pieces of Earth’s outer layer are tectonic __.
2. Which feature is most directly explained by plate interactions?
3. Earth’s outermost solid layer is the __.
4. Match the evidence to its use: matching fossils on far-apart continents
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5. Which statement is true?
6. Why is more than one kind of evidence important in plate tectonics?
7. A break in Earth’s crust where movement can occur is a __.
8. The thick layer beneath the crust is the __.
📋 Teacher Answer Key
1. plates
2. mountain ranges
3. crust
4. supports past plate motion
5. Earth’s surface can change over short and long time scales.
6. Multiple patterns such as fossils, rocks, and seafloor data make the explanation of plate motion stronger
7. fault
8. mantle