Search Header Logo

7.2.5 Plate Tectonics

Authored by Valley Science

Science

7th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 47+ times

7.2.5 Plate Tectonics
AI

AI Actions

Add similar questions

Adjust reading levels

Convert to real-world scenario

Translate activity

More...

    Content View

    Student View

20 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earthquakes and volcanoes are generally located on...

The middle of the continents. 
the edges of plate boundaries.
randomly spaced out places on Earth's surface. 
the depths of the Earth's core.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Continental mountains are made when?

Two plates slide past each other.

Two plates slam into each other.

Two plates move away from each other.

Mountains have always been the same.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the plates to move?

Magic

Erosion

Convection

Earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does convection move the plates?

Hot liquid rock from the Earth's mantle rises pushing the cold crust out of the way forming new land.

Cold crust sinks and the frozen inner core becomes liquid forming a river.

Ocean currents help move the plates.

Hot crust sinks and the cold mantle rises to move the plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is it possible for a fossil of the same species be found on separate continents.

They lived there to began with.

They decided to swim across the ocean. the journey weakened them and they died to form a fossil.

Fossils are found on different continents because the crust used to be in a different shape.

Humans moved them millions of years ago.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.

Ring of Earth
Ring of Fire
Ring of Stone
Ring of Diamond

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.

lava
magma
volcano
earthquake

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?