Continental Drift and Plate Theory

Continental Drift and Plate Theory

6th - 8th Grade

22 Qs

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Continental Drift and Plate Theory

Continental Drift and Plate Theory

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Geography

6th - 8th Grade

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Created by

Lea Shearer

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22 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which type of plate boundary would cause folded mountains to form? 
transform
convergent
divergent
subduction

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge were both created by this type of plate boundary. 
divergent
convergent
transform
subduction

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two types of crust?
continental and oceanic
ocean and basin
lower and upper
thick and thin

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What drives tectonic plate movement? 
gravity
coriolis effect
convection currents
the earth's magnetic core

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations? 
at plate boundaries
in oceans
in the middle of continents
in the middle of plates

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When one plate slides underneath another, it ____ and the magma _____. 
hardens; sinks
melts; sinks
hardens; rises
melts; rises

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Transform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?
volcanoes
deep sea trenches
underwater mountain ranges
earthquakes

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