
Plate Tectonics--IS3 (8th grade)
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8th - 9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by
the rotation of the Earth.
convection currents in the Asthenosphere
the gravity of the iron-nickel core.
the Moho discontinuity.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______
transform boundary
divergent boundary.
convergent boundary.
rift valley.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The place where two plates come together is known as a _______
transform boundary.
divergent boundary.
convergent boundary.
rift valley.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type of boundary is found at this fault?
Converging
Diverging
Transform
Sea Floor Spreading
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What does the theory of continental drift state?
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?
converging
diverging
sliding
no movement
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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