Plate Techtonics
Authored by Faye Martin
Science
8th - 9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which of the following is NOT evidence that supports the theory of continental drift?
Rock layers match up across different continents
Similar fossils are found on different continents
The outline of continents looked like pieces of a puzzle
Glaciers are found in cold areas
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is the correct order of layers of the Earth (moving from surface to the centre)
mantle, crust, outer core, inner core
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
inner core, crust, mantle, outer core
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which type of plate boundary is produced when tectonic plates move towards each other?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Continent
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which type of plate boundary is produced when tectonic plates move away from each other?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Continent
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What does the Richter scale measure
Earthquake magnitude
Depth of rock layers
Speed of seismic waves
Distance from the earthquake epicentre
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What causes tectonic plates to move
Earthquakes in the crust
Convection currents in the mantle
Magnetism on the sea floor
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What happens at a transform plate boundary?
Plates move towards each other
plates move away from each other
plates slide past each other
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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