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Earth Science Chapter 8 Plate Tectonics

Authored by Lee Lacoss

Science

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

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Earth Science Chapter 8 Plate Tectonics
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The picture shows one example of evidence for continental drift. what evidence does it depict?

similar fossils
shape of coastlines
land bridges
rock types & structures

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Spreading at divergent boundaries within a continent creates a

trench
rift valley
subduction zone
folded mountains

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At what type of boundary is a subduction zone formed?

transform
convergent
divergent
strike-slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does an oceanic plate subduct under a continental plate?

because oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust
because oceanic crust is heavier than continental crust
because oceanic crust is younger than continental crust
because oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The San Andreas fault formed due to a ___ boundary.

transform
convergent
divergent
subduction

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An example of a hot spot is ___

Appalachian Mountains
San Andreas Fault
Hawaii
Mid-Ocean Ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is more dense?

Continental Crust

Oceanic Crust

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