Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics review

Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics review

6th Grade

19 Qs

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Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics review

Continental Drift/Plate Tectonics review

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, HS-ESS1-5, MS-ESS2-1

+2

Standards-aligned

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19 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a tectonic plate demonstration during class, Mrs. Adams

pushes two pieces of modeling clay together. What kind of

plate boundary was the teacher demonstrating?

Convergent

Earthquake

Equator

Divergent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Theory of Continental Drift?

New continents are continually being created

and destroyed.

The layout of the continents is the same today

as it has always been

The continents have always been separate but

may one day drift together to form a single

continent

All the continents were once one continent that

broke up and drifted apart over hundreds of

millions of years

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of tectonic plate boundary involves a collision of plates?

transform

divergent

convergent

obstructive

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is responsible for the volcanoes and mountain ranges?

Weathering

Super-nocturnal tides

Hurricanes

Plate Tectonics

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of boundary exists when 2 plates are pulling apart?

Convergent

Transform

Obtrusive

Divergent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Alfred Wegener proposed the Theory of Continental Drift. Which one of these does NOT support the theory Wegener proposed?

Fossils that were similar were found on different continents.

Bacteria was found all over the world.

Shape of continents fit together to form a supercontinent called Pangea

Climate seen as glacial or ice sharring are found all over the world.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A boundary where two plates slide past each other.
convergent boundary
convergent boundary
transform boundary
sergent boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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