Tectonic Plate Test

Tectonic Plate Test

11th Grade

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35 Qs

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Tectonic Plate Test

Tectonic Plate Test

Assessment

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Science

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11th Grade

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Medium

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NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

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About 250 million years ago, Earth's continents moved together to form the supercontinent called

Cambria

Panthalassa

Pangaea

Rodinia

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

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What theory says... a single large landmass broke into smaller landmasses and formed the continents, which moved to their present locations?

plate movement

continental shift

continental drift

plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

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Which of the following discoveries is evidence supporting the idea of continental drift?

the discovery of sea-floor rock patterns due to magnetic reversals

the discovery of matching plant and animal fossils found on different continents

the discovery that rock age increases as distance from mid-ocean ridges increases

the discovery that most earthquakes are near plate boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

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What are long mountain ranges that divide the sea floor as magma rises and is placed onto Earth's surface called?

ocean trenches

subduction zones

mid ocean ridges

magnetic poles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

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What would be the cause of volcanic islands in the middle of a plate?

subduction

hot spots

folding

rifting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

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Where does there tend to be a great amount of volcanic activity?

near magnetic fields

along seashores

at high elevations

near plate boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

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Oceanic crust

is more dense than continental crust.

is less dense than continental crust.

has the same density as continental crust.

none of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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