When two line are drawn over each other at a 90 0 angle.

One of the very large sections of hard rock that make up Earth's outer layer.

A new song release from "P-late."

An object that is used for serving food on.

Round, smooth portions of the Mantle.

Which of these statements is correct?

Earth's plate movement causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions along the plate boundary.

Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions cause the plates to move at the plate boundary.

Earth's mantle is made of hard, solid rock.

Which statement best describes Earth's outer layer?

Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock.

Earth's outer layer is made up of a soft solid material.

Earth's outer layer is a combination of hard, solid rock and a soft, solid material.

Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock or water; it depends on where you go.

What best describes Earth's mantle?

The soft, solid rock on which the plates move.

Liquid, melted rock below the outer layer.

The hard, solid rock beneath the plates.

Liquid, melted rock on which the plates move.

Which statement best describes what Earth's outer layer is like underneath the soil and water in the image?

Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, solid rock.

Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of sand and water.

Underneath the soil, Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, solid rock. Underneath the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of sand.

Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth's outer layer is made of water.

The plate boundary shown in the image is a ______ boundary because...

Convergent; the plates are moving towards each other.

Convergent; the plates are moving away from each other.

Divergent; the plates are moving towards each other.

Divergent; the plates are moving away from each other.

The plate boundary shown is ______________ . This means that _____ .

Divergent; the plates will separate, and magma from the mantle will create new rock on the edges of the plates over time.

Divergent; one plate will be pushed into the mantle and the other will experience uplift.

Convergent; the plates will collide, and one plate will subduct into the mantle.

Convergent; the plates will separate and water will fill the gap between them over time.

At this boundary, what will happen to locations A and B over time?

A and B will move towards each other over time.

A and B move away from each other over time.

A and B will stay in the same area over time.

At this boundary, what will happen to locations A and B over time?

A and B move away from each other over time.

A and B will stay in the same area over time.

A and B will move towards each other over time.

Based on what we know about plate motion today, how did the plates move in the past?

They moved slowly over time to the positions they are in now

They moved suddenly and rapidly to their current locations

earthquakes caused the plates to move to their current locations

Which piece of evidence could we use to assume that two continents used to be connected?

identical landforms and similar rock formations on both continents

The presence of earthquakes on one of the continents

Identically shaped bodies of water on both continents

Similar climates for both continents

What evidence could you use to prove that 2 plates are moving?

earthquakes- by recording an earthquake that is happening on a plate boundary

Your eyes- by sitting and watching the plates move over time

GPS sensors- by putting them out one day and then checking them 10 minutes later

your eyes- by going down to the ocean floor and observing what happens to the water as it dries up when it touches the mantle

How do the plates move?

By moving around on the soft solid rock

They are pushed around by earthquakes

Volcanic eruptions cause them to move around

By moving around on hard solid rock

How could these fossils be found in both South Africa and India?

India and South Africa are on different plates. The plates slowly moved apart as new plates from underneath got added between them over millions of years.

India and South Africa are on different plates. They were separated from many earthquakes and volcanic activity over time.

India and South Africa are on different plates. They floated away from each other across the ocean.

India and South Africa are on different plates. Suddenly, many years ago, they split apart to where they are now.

Plate Motion Review

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Moving toward the same place

Divergent

Convergent

Cross Section

Pattern

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Moving Apart

Convergent

Cross Section

Plate

Divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Outer Layer

Trench

Volcanic Activity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How often or fast something happens

Trench

Volcanic Activity

Pattern

Rate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.

Trench

Rate

Analyze

Mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cross Section

A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.

A diagonal portion of a larger object.

When two line are drawn over each other at a 90⁰angle.

A piece of a pizza.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Plate Boundary

The place where two plates meet; most volcanoes and earthquakes occur here.

The location where the food falls onto the table.

Where one country ends and another begins.

The edge of your patella.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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