Plate Tectonics STAAR Review Comprehension Quiz
Authored by GENEVA ABREGO
Science
8th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What forms when oceanic plates move apart from each other (diverge)?
New crust/seafloor is formed at places called mid-ocean ridges
Volcanoes form on the land along edges of plate boundaries
Mountains form because of the uplift of material
Faults, like San Andreas, form
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A mid-ocean ridge is located at the boundary of two oceanic plates. Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of a mid-ocean ridge?
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do plates move at CONVERGENT boundaries?
Collide (together)
Move apart
Slide past each other
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose all the features that can be formed at CONVERGENT boundaries.
Volcanoes/Mountains
Faults
Trenches
Mid Ocean Ridge
Rift Valley
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose all the features that can be formed at DIVERGENT boundaries.
Volcanoes/Mountains
Faults
Trenches
Mid Ocean Ridge
Rift Valley
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do plates move at TRANSFORM boundaries?
Collide (together)
Move apart
Slide past each other
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose all the features that can be formed at TRANSFORM boundaries.
Volcanoes/Mountains
Faults
Trenches
Mid Ocean Ridge
Rift Valley
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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