
Plate Tectonics and Plate Boundaries
Authored by Lana Montoya
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by
the rotation of the Earth.
convection currents in the mantel.
the gravity of the iron-nickel core.
the Moho discontinuity.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
There are three types of plate boundaries. Which choice is NOT a type of plate boundary?
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that
the oceanic crust is melting.
the denser oceanic crust is subducting (moving) under the less dense oceanic crust.
volcanic islands are forming.
the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What geological forces might be responsible for this range of mountains?
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The Earth’s surface is not a solid surface but is divided into
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Where are earthquakes MOST LIKELY to occur?
close to the equator
close to the center of tectonic plates
at divergent or convergent plate boundaries
at transform plate boundaries
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was caused by a shift in two plates that pushed one section of the sea floor under another section of the sea floor by 5 meters. What type of boundary is this?
divergent
convergent
transform
metamorphic
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