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Tectonic Plates & Events

Authored by Jamie D

Science

6th Grade

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Tectonic Plates & Events
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20 questions

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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

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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

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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

Media Image

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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