Plate Tectonics
Authored by Summer Teed
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes Earth's plates to move?
They don't move
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Convection currents in the mantle
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Where are earthquakes most likely to happen? (Select all of the correct options.)
at convergent boundaries
at divergent boundaries
at transform boundaries
in the middle of plates
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of convergent boundaries?
an ocean trench
a chain of volcanic islands
a mountain range
only shallow earthquakes
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where is new crust created?
convergent boundaries
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
new crust is never created
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where is crust destroyed?
convergent boundaries
divergent boundaries
transform boundaries
crust is never destroyed
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is a characteristic of divergent boundaries?
a mid-ocean ridge
a chain of volcanic islands
a mountain range
both shallow and deep earthquakes
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is happening under a mid-ocean ridge?
Hot magma is rising
Hot magma is sinking
Cool magma is rising
Cool magma is sinking
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
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