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Chapter 7 Test- Plate Tectonics

Authored by Charles O'Cain

Science

6th Grade

NGSS covered

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Chapter 7 Test- Plate Tectonics
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

convection.

continental drift.

subduction.

conduction.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

transform boundary

divergent boundary.

convergent boundary.

rift valley.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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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

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Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

Converging

Diverging

Sliding

No movement

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?

Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created
New crust is underwater where it sinks
New crust breaks more easily than old crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

This layer of Earth is the thickest part

crust
outer core
mantle
inner core

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