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Tectonics and Geohazards

Tectonics and Geohazards

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS3-2, HS-ESS1-5

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jon Berry

Used 3+ times

FREE Resource

22 questions

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1.

SLIDE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did the theory of tectonic plates gain widespread acceptance among geologists?

In the 1800s

In the early 20th century

In the 1990s

In the 1960s

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What analogy is used to describe the movement of tectonic plates?

Cars on a highway

Leaves in the wind

Suitcases on a baggage claim

Boats in a river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why might it be expensive to send trash to volcanoes?

Volcanoes charge a fee for trash disposal.

Volcanoes are only accessible by air.

Trash needs to be specially treated before being sent.

Volcanoes are often far from populated areas.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a common misconception about volcanoes?

They are always erupting.

They are safe for trash disposal.

They are always filled with lava.

They are easy to access.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it dangerous to drill into a volcano's magma chamber?

It is too expensive.

It requires special equipment.

It might cause an eruption.

It is illegal.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?

The oceanic plate slides over the continental plate

The continental plate bends and slides under the oceanic plate

The oceanic plate bends and slides under the continental plate

They merge together

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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