Plate Tectonics, Seafloor Spreading, and Continental Drift

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6th Grade
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Anna Lynn Faines
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Convergent with subduction boundary
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A plate boundary where two plates move towards each other is called
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Convergent with Subduction boundary
Transform boundary
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A plate boundary where two plates move side to side is called
Transform boundary
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Convergent with subduction boundary
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A plate boundary where two different plates (oceanic and continental) moves towards each other and the thinner crust (oceanic) go under the thicker crust is called
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Convergent with subduction boundary
Transform boundary
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Plate Tectonic Theory?
The theory that the Continents used to be together and slowly drifted apart.
The theory that explains how major landforms and events are created as a result of plate movements.
The theory that new crust are formed in mid-ocean ridges.
The theory that the earth used to be composed more of land than water.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who came up with the Seafloor Spreading Theory?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the Seafloor Spreading Theory?
The theory that new crust are made at mid-ocean ridges.
The theory that continents used to be together but slowly drifted apart.
The theory that landforms are created by moving tectonic plates.
The theory that the world used to be flat.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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