The Theory of Plate Tectonics
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What is a divergent boundary?
A deep valley where two plates move apart.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What is a convergent boundary?
A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What is a transform boundary?
A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What is a rift valley?
A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of the oceanic and continental crust.
The theory that pieces of the lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move.
A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What is a fault?
A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of the oceanic and continental crust
A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
A deep valley that forms where two plates meet.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What is a plate?
The theory that pieces of the lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move.
A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere , carrying pieces of the oceanic and continental crust.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What are plate tectonics?
The theory that pieces of the lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move.
A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
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