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Plate Tectonics

Authored by Amanda Fritzel

Science

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 4+ times

Plate Tectonics
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A boundary where 2 plates slide past each other is a ___ boundary.

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Convergent

Divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A boundary where the plates separate is a ____ boundary.

Divergent

Convergent

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A _____ boundary occurs when 2 plates collide.

Divergent

Convergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: The magnetic stripes on either side of a divergent boundary are asymmetrical.

true

false

Answer explanation

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The symmetry of the magnetic stripes is what revealed to scientists that new see floor was moving away from the ridge.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do ocean core samples support the idea of seafloor spreading?

The age of the rocks get older as one moves away from a ridge.

The age of the rocks get younger as one moves away from a ridge.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Comparing the layers in core samples is an example of ___ dating.

absolute

relative

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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This geographic feature is a result of which boundary?

Convergent

Divergent

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Answer explanation

That is an image of the Jordan Rift Valley. The earth is separating and new land is forming between the ridges. Image courtesy of National Geographic.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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