Plate Tectonics
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts
along the edges of all the continents.
along mid-ocean ridges.
in deep-ocean trenches.
at the north and south poles.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______
convection.
continental drift.
subduction.
conduction.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______
convection.
continental drift.
subduction.
conduction.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The place where two plates come together is known as a _______
transform boundary.
divergent boundary.
convergent boundary.
rift valley.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
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
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What are the two types of crust
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mantle convection is the very slow creeping motion of Earth’s solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior to the planet's surface.
Lithosphere
Earthquake
Convection Currents
Core
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
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