Plate Tectonics
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6th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The theory that the earth is broken into plates and are in motion due to convection currents in the asthenosphere (upper mantle).
outer core
inner core
plate tectonics
continental drift
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth.
outer core
inner core
mantle
crust
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This layer of the Earth is made from liquid iron and nickel. Motion in the liquid generates electrical currents. They, in turn, generate Earth’s magnetic field.
outer core
inner core
mantle
crust
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The edges formed by the collision of two plates.
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
subduction
continental drift
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The edges between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
subduction
continental drift
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust. It is made of molten (liquid) rock and is generally the largest and most massive layer of the planetary body.
outer core
inner core
mantle
crust
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This solid metal ball has a radius of 758 miles, or about three-quarters that of the moon. This is Earth’s deepest layer.
outer core
inner core
mantle
crust
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