Plate Tectonics Quiz

Plate Tectonics Quiz

7th Grade

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29 Qs

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Plate Tectonics Quiz

Plate Tectonics Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

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Science

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7th Grade

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Easy

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NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-1, HS-ESS1-5

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29 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

0 sec • 1 pt

theory that states that Earth's crust is broken into rigid plates that move slowly over Earth's surface

plate tectonics

continental drift

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

0 sec • 1 pt

Wegener's 1912 hypothesis that continents move

plate tectonics

continental drift

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

0 sec • 1 pt

where 2 plates move toward each other

convergent boundary

divergent boundary

transform boundary

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

0 sec • 1 pt

where 2 plates move apart

convergent boundary

divergent boundary

transform boundary

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

0 sec • 1 pt

where 2 plates move horizontally past each other

convergent boundary

divergent boundary

transform boundary

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

0 sec • 1 pt

takes place at a convergent boundary where one plate sinks into the mantle underneath the other plate

induction zone

climate zone

subduction zone

strike zone

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density; this is what drives the movement of Earth's plates

convection currents

conduction currents

radiation currents

diffusion currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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