Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

8th Grade

11 Qs

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Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS1-5

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Walter Simmons

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Plate Boundary

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
Energy from the Sun
Magnetic Pole Reversal
Convection currents in the mantle
Faults in Mountain Ranges

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
What type of plate boundary is this?
Plate
Divergent
Convergent
Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
Earthquake
Volcano Eruption
Tornado
Mountain Building

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
Pull apart
Come together
Slide past each other
subducting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?
Fossils
Mountains
Glaciers
Sand Erosion

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
What type of plate boundary is this?
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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