Tectonic Plates

Tectonic Plates

5th - 8th Grade

24 Qs

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Tectonic Plates

Tectonic Plates

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th - 8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS3-2

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24 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. What claim can be made about the Ring of Fire from this information?

It is the only place on Earth where earthquakes can happen.

The edges of the tectonic plates are moving in this area.

It represents the areas where tectonic plates are the thickest.

It has been getting larger since Earth first formed.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

A force caused the continents to drift apart over time. Once scientists figured out what that force was, the theory of plate tectonics was born! The image above shows what Geologists think the Earth looked like millions of years ago. What name was given to this land mass.

Plate Tectonics

Oceana

Pangea

North America

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

We live in an area without many earthquakes because _____

We live near a major fault line

We live near the boundary of 2 tectonic plates

We live near the middle of the North American Plate

We live near the Pacific Plate

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Tectonic plates are constantly moving at different rates and in different directions.

True
False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

At divergent boundaries, tectonic plates...

slide horizontally past each other in opposite directions
move away from each other
move toward each other
None of the above.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

At convergent plate boundaries, tectonic plates move toward each other.

True
False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

At transform boundaries, tectonic plates....

move toward each other
slide horizontally past each other in opposite directions
slide horizontally past each other in the same direction
move away from each other

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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