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Review of Plate Tectonic Theory

Review of Plate Tectonic Theory

Assessment

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Science

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8th Grade

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NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2

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Standards-aligned

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A. Bleecher

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15 Slides • 32 Questions

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Multiple Choice

What is the process in which hot molten rock rises, then cools and sinks back to the core?
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plate tectonics
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continental drift
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convection
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divergence

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Multiple Choice

The earth's outer shell is divided into slabs of rock called ______ .

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continental plates

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crustal plates

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trench plates

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tectonic plates

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Multiple Choice

What causes tectonic plates to move along the Earth's surface?
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wind
2
ocean currents
3
convection in the mantle
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expansion of the Earth

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Multiple Choice

A rift valley occurs at a ____________ boundary.
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divergent
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convergent
3
transform
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horizontal

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Multiple Choice

Which type of boundary causes new land to form?

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divergent
2
convergent
3
transform
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horizontal

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Multiple Choice

What type of boundary occurs when two plates move toward each other?
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convergent
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divergent
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transform
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lateral

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Multiple Choice

What can you expect at convergent boundaries?

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mountains to form

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volcanoes

3

earthquakes

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all of these

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Multiple Choice

Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur?

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in the mantel

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in the oceans

3

in the inner core

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at the boundaries of plates

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Multiple Choice

All of the following are most likely to occur at plate boundaries except for

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canyons

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earthquakes

3

volcanoes

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mountains

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Multiple Choice

The sections that make up Earth's lithosphere are called

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faults

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plates

3

trenches

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valleys

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Multiple Choice

What type of boundary caused the San Andreas Fault?

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divergent

2

convergent

3

transform

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Multiple Choice

What type of boundary caused the Mid Atlantic Ridge?

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divergent

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convergent

3

transform

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Multiple Choice

The collision of an oceanic and continental plate caused these mountains for form.

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Himalayan Mountains

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Mariana Trench

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Cascade Mountains

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Catskill Mountains

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Multiple Choice

The collision of two oceanic plates caused this to form.

1

Himalayan Mountains

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Mariana Trench

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Cascade Mountains

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Catskill Mountains

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Multiple Choice

The collision of two continental plates caused this to form.

1

Himalayan Mountains

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Mariana Trench

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Cascade Mountains

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Catskill Mountains

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Multiple Choice

What is the process in which two plates move toward each other but one sinks under the other?
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subduction
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convection
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divergence
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transformation

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Multiple Choice

What type of crusts are involved with one plate subducting beneath another?

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continental and continental

2

Oceanic and continental

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oceanic and divergent

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continental and convergent

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Multiple Choice

Oceanic Crust is more dense than continental crust.

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True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

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What is the WHOLE AREA called where the oceanic crust goes beneath the continental crust?

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subtraction zone

2

section zone

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secondary zone

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subduction zone

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following occurs from the colliding of transform boundaries?

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Tsunamis

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Volcanoes

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Earthquakes

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Tremors

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Multiple Select

Which of the following occurs from slips/strikes in transform boundaries? Select all that apply.

1

Tsunamis

2

Volcanoes

3

Earthquakes

4

Ridges and Rifts

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Multiple Choice

What is a driving force behind the movement of the plates?

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3
4

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Multiple Choice

A fault forms at a _________ boundary.
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transform
2
divergent
3
horizontal
4
convergent

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Match

Match the following

divergent

convergent

transform

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Multiple Choice

Mountains form at a ___________ boundary.
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transform
2
divergent
3
convergent
4
subduction

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Multiple Choice

A break in the rock created by pressure and movement in the rock. 
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Fault
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Mid-Ocean Ridge
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Ocean Trench
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Focus

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Multiple Choice

What is anticline?

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A downfolded portion of rock layers.

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An upfolded portion of rock layers.

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A word Ms. Powell made up.

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Multiple Choice

What is syncline?

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A downfolded portion of rock layers.

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An upfolded portion of rock layers.

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A word Ms. Powell made up.

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Multiple Choice

A strike-slip fault occurs because of 
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tension
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compression
3
shearing

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Multiple Choice

What type of boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?
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divergent
2
transform
3
lateral
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convergent

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Multiple Choice

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What type of boundary is shown at A?
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transform
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convergent
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divergent
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subduction

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Multiple Choice

What fault has little up or down motion?
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strike-slip
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normal
3
reverse
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