Seafloor spreading

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Science, Geography
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6th - 9th Grade
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Medium
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Kenn Bulaso
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14 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are located ____.
near continents
at mid-ocean ridges
far from mid-ocean ridges
near Asia
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The crust and upper mantle make up Earth's ____.
asthenosphere
lithosphere
core
continents
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Scientists have observed that the continents move apart or come together at speeds of a few centimeters per ____.
century
year
day
decade
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Seafloor spreading occurs because ____.
new material is being added to the asthenosphere
earthquakes break apart the ocean floor
sediments accumulate at the area of spreading
molten material beneath Earth's crust rises to the surface
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A vast, underwater mountain chain is called a(n) _________.
ocean ridge
oceanic crust
deep-sea trench
ocean floor sediment
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What particular event is shown on the picture?
mid-ocean ridge
subduction zone
transform boundary
divergent boundary
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What technology did scientists use in the mid-1900s to map the mid-ocean ridge?
satellites
submarines
deep-sea diving
sonar
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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