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Plate tectonics review

Plate tectonics review

Assessment

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Science

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

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NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS3-2

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Standards-aligned

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Silvana Garcia

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7 Slides • 8 Questions

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Plate tectonics review

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List of skills assessed this trimester


  • Understanding of concepts  

  • Identification of Claim - Evidence - Reasoning


  • Interpretation of graphics and tables

  • Using models to explain phenomena 

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of continental drift?

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Fossils

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Mountains

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Climate

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Bird's feathers

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Open Ended

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What is this image showing?

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What is this figure showing?

In each group each student says only one thing. The next one adds another thing, until no body has anything else to add.

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Poll

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What is a tectonic plate made of?

lithosphere

mantle

mantle and lithosphere

crust

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Multiple Select

What is the role of convection currents in the theory of plate tectonics?

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This is the force that moves plates together

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It heats up Earth's interior

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This is the force that moves plates apart

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It cools down Earth's surface

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Map of earthquakes

In groups explain what you can conclude about this image based on what you know about tectonic plates

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Multiple Choice

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What can you conclude with this image?

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No idea

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Earthquakes follow a random pattern

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Most earthquakes happen at country boundaries

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Most earthquakes happen at plate boundaries

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Multiple Choice

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What do the white arrows suggest?

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Divergent boundaries

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Mountains

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Magma coming out of the gap

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