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Plate Tectonics

Authored by Rebecca Mathis

Science

11th Grade

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Plate Tectonics
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

Energy from the Sun
Magnetic Pole Reversal
Convection currents in the mantle
Faults in Mountain Ranges

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

Earthquake
Volcano Eruption
Tornado
Mountain Building

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of plate boundary is this?

Plate
Divergent
Convergent
Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

Pull apart
Come together
Slide past each other
subducting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The core is mostly made up mostly of which elements?

Oxygen and Silicon
Silicon and Magnesium
Nickel and Iron
Iron and Magnesium

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

This layer is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.

Mesosphere
Asthenosphere
Mantle
Lithosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Earth's plates meet at ____________.

plate tectonics

plate boundaries

continental drift

oceans

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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