Plate Techtonics

Plate Techtonics

8th - 9th Grade

16 Qs

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Plate Techtonics

Plate Techtonics

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Science

8th - 9th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS2-2

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16 questions

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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

Tags

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

Tags

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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