Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

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Autumn Blaesser

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS2-2

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1.

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The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

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Convergent Boundary

2.

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What causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

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What type of plate boundary is this? Options: Plate, Divergent, Convergent, Transform

Back

Convergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

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Name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.

Back

Pangea

5.

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Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics? Options: Fossils, Mountains, Glaciers, Sand Erosion

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Sand Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

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What type of plate boundary is this?

Back

Transform

7.

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Oceanic Trenches are formed by _______ plate boundaries

Back

Divergent

8.

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Mountains are created when...

Back

Two continental plates collide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

9.

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This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel

Back

Inner Core

10.

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Which layer of Earth is the thickest? Options: crust, outer core, mantle, inner core

Back

mantle

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