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Plate tectonics

Authored by Kate Johnston

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6th Grade

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Plate tectonics
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A plate boundary is a place where two tectonic plates meet. There are several types of tectonic plate boundaries. Which statement below shows the correct definition of a tectonic plate boundary?

At a divergent boundary, plates separate.

At a transform boundary, plates move apart.

At a convergent boundary, plates slide past each other.

At a divergent boundary, one plate sinks under another plate.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Media Image

Identify this type of plate movement

Divergent Boundary

Convergent Boundary

Transform Boundary

None

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Tectonic plates can be made of continental crust or oceanic crust, or a combination of the two. Besides their locations, how else are these two kinds of crust different?

Continental crust is thinner than oceanic crust.

Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust.

Tectonic plates made of continental crust are larger than plates made of oceanic crust.

Tectonic plates made of continental crust are smaller than plates made of oceanic crust.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

    __________       describes the large scale movement of the Earth’s lithosphere.

Crust Displacement

Mantle Movement

Plate Tectonic

None

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Media Image

Identify this type of plate movement

Divergent Boundary

Convergent Boundary

Transform Boundary

None

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Tectonic Plates are the pieces of the ____________ that move around on top of the asthenosphere.

Lithosphere

Mantle

Hard Rocks

Both B and C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Media Image

The illustration below shows some of Earth’s tectonic plates. The arrows indicate the directions in which some of these plates are moving. According to this map, where can you infer that mountains are being formed?

A.between the Scotia Plate and the Pacific Plate

between the Cocos Plate and the Caribbean Plate

between the South American Plate and the African Plate

between the North America Plate and the Antarctic Plate

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