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Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

Assessment

Flashcard

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Science

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-1

+4

Standards-aligned

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15 questions

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move is called a ________. Options: plate, rift, fault, breach

Back

fault

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago? Options: Panthalassa, Laurasia, Gondwanna, Pangaea

Back

Pangaea

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor is called ___________. Options: Divergent boundary, Sea-floor spreading, Convergent boundary, Renovating

Back

Sea-floor spreading

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced?

Back

Mid-ocean ridge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary?

Back

Subduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle?

Back

Plate tectonics

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of event will occur at this boundary? Options: Earthquake, Volcano Eruption, Tornado, Mountain Building

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Back

Earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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