Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

6th Grade

20 Qs

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Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

Assessment

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Science

6th Grade

Medium

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

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Earth's plates meet at ____________.

plate tectonics

plate boundaries

continental drift

oceans

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Breaks in the crust called __________ form where plates meet.

mountains

rift valleys

faults

trenches

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Plates slide past each other at _________________ boundaries.

divergent

convergent

transform

universal

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A __________ forms where plates diverge on land.

rift valley

mid-ocean ridge

mountain

trench

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

________________ currents drive Earth's plate movement.

ocean

atmosphere

wind

convection

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Plates slide apart along _____________ boundaries.

convergent

divergent

transform

universal

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which theory describes the motion of the force driving Earth's Plates?

continental drift

plate tectonics

first law of motion

third law of motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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