plate tectonics
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______
convection.
continental drift.
subduction.
conduction.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.
subduction
plate tectonics
deep-ocean trenches
sea-floor spreading
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type of
boundary is it?
Converging
Diverging
Transform
Sea Floor Spreading
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the area around the Pacific Plate in which many earthquakes occur and volcanoes are formed?
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Himalaya Mountains were formed by the collision of 2 continental plates.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of plate is thicker?
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
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