
plate tectonics
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 5 pts
The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by
the rotation of the Earth.
convection currents in the Asthenosphere
the gravity of the iron-nickel core.
the Moho discontinuity.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 5 pts
Subduction zones occur on Earth where dense oceanic crust dives under more buoyant continental crust. These boundaries are characterized by a deep ocean trench next to a high continental mountain range, large numbers of earthquakes and volcanoes. All of this is further evidence for the
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 5 pts
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 5 pts
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 5 pts
___________ currents in the Earth's asthenosphere cause plate to shift at their boundaries. This movement also causes earthquakes and volcanic activity.
conduction
convection
radiation
ocean
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 5 pts
Where would sea floor spreading most likely occur?
At convergent boundaries (oceanic vs. oceanic)
At convergent boundaries (oceanic vs. continental)
At divergent plate boundaries (oceanic vs. oceanic)
At transform plate boundaries
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Which explains that the continents were once joined together and over time they broke up and then drifted apart?
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