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8th Grade
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Yomara Garcia
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which describes the process of new crust being created?
During seafloor spreading, ocean plates move together forcing ridges of mountains to create new crust.
During seafloor spreading, ocean plates move apart allowing for magma to well up and then move aside.
During seafloor spreading, ocean plates scrape past one another creating friction and forcing magma up through the cracks.
Volcanoes spill lava all over the ocean to create a new crust.
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which statements are evidence of plate tectonic theory? (Check all that apply)
Ocean currents
Glacial Evidence
Continents fit together like puzzle pieces
Weather patterns
Matching landforms
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which statements are evidence of plate tectonic theory? Check what applies
Geological Landforms (mountain chains)
Tidal wave currents
Seafloor Spreading
Fossil Evidence
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the boundary in the illustration.
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Identify the boundary in the illustration.
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Answer explanation
Convergent = COLLIDE
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the boundary in the illustration.
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Answer explanation
Divergent = Rift Valley / Mid-Ocean Ridge
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the boundary in the illustration.
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Answer explanation
Convergent = Mountains, Trenches, Volcanoes, Volcanic Islands
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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