
Tectonic Plates & Events
Authored by Jamie D
Science
6th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where tectonic plates pull away from each other, which of the following geologic features is most likely to result?
Ridge
Mountain
Beach
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following geologic events would most likely occur where two continental plates converge?
tsunami
earthquake
mountain formation
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The interaction of tectonic plate boundaries is associated with which of the following events?
hurricanes
tornados
earthquakes
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where plates diverge, what landform will most likely result?
rift valley
river
mountain
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Movement between the Pacific plate and the North American plate create the San Andreas Fault in California. What type of motion is occurring?
convergent
divergent
transform
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The interaction of two plate boundaries can cause which of the following?
hurricanes and tornadoes
earthquakes and volcanoes
high winds and drought
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An image of the relative motion at a tectonic plate boundary is provided. What event will occur at the boundary shown?
mountain formation
an earthquake
volcanic island formation
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
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