The Major Tectonic Plates
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Physics, Other Sciences
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere and consist of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle
tectonic plates
North American Plate
Eurasian Plate
African Plate
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Greenland, North America, Siberia, and the surrounding oceanic crust.
tectonic plates
African Plate
North American Plate
South American Plate
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere, including most of the landmasses of Europe and Asia.
South American Plate
North American Plate
Eurasian Plate
African Plate
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Africa and the surrounding oceanic crust.
African Plate
South American Plate
North American Plate
Eurasian Plate
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of South America and the oceanic crust extending to the Mid-Atlantic ridge.
North American Plate
Eurasian Plate
African Plate
South American Plate
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of India
Pacific Plate
Antarctic Plate
Indian Plate
African Plate
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that is composed entirely of oceanic crust and lies beneath the Pacific Ocean
Antarctic Plate
Indo-Australian Plate
Pacific Plate
Atlantic Plate
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
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