Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

7th - 9th Grade

20 Qs

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Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

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Social Studies

7th - 9th Grade

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Mike Ulicny

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a tectonic plate?
A piece of the Earth's crust
A piece of Earth's mantle
A piece of Earth's core
A piece of Earth's Moon

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which type of crust is more dense?
oceanic
continental
divergent
pizza

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where are the youngest rocks on Earth found?

Along mid-ocean ridges

Along transform boundaries

On the edges of the continents

Near ocean trenches

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How far do tectonic plates move each year?

Meters per year

Centimeters per year

Kilometers per year

Feet per year

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the driving force behind the movement of the tectonic plates?

Gravity

Convection

Wave motion

Seismic activity

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the process of convection?

The process of hot material rising and cooler material sinking in circular patterns

The process of hot rock solidifying and forming new crust

The process of explaining what goes up must come down

Strong ocean currents moving tremendous amounts of material

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image
Name the boundary
convergent
transform
divergent
subduction

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