Dynamic Earth Quiz

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6th Grade
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Elisabeth Robinson
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Imagine you're a deep-sea explorer, diving into the depths of the ocean. Can you tell us what the process is called when new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge?
Is it the Lava dance?
Could it be the Magma movement?
Or is it the Seafloor spreading?
Maybe it's the Volcanic arc?
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Can you guess the name of the supercontinent that started to split into pieces around 200 million years ago? It's a fun fact!
Pangaea
Mid-ocean ridge
Seafloor spreading
Volcanic arc
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Imagine you're a time-traveling geologist! What would you say was Wegener's big idea about the continents?
Continents were once huddled together in a giant supercontinent
Continents were born out of massive volcanic eruptions
Continents were sculpted by weathering and erosion over time
Continents have always been chilling in their current spots
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ready for a deep dive into oceanography? Can you tell us what the term is for a long, narrow mountain range that's chilling out on the ocean floor?
Is it Pangaea?
Could it be an Ocean trench?
What about a Mid-ocean ridge?
Or is it a Volcano?
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Imagine you're a deep-sea explorer! Can you tell me what the deep, underwater trough created by one plate subducting under another plate is called?
Seafloor spreading
Magma
Ocean trench
Fault
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Imagine you're a daring explorer, journeying to the center of the Earth. What would you call the fiery, molten rock you encounter beneath the Earth's surface?
Lava
Magma
Plate tectonics
Earthquake
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Imagine you're a daring explorer, venturing into the heart of a volcano! What would you call the magma that bravely bursts out onto Earth's surface?
Lava
Magma
Fault
Tsunami
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Imagine you're a daring explorer, journeying to the center of the Earth! On your adventure, you come across a theory that suggests Earth's surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that move with respect to each other. What is this theory called?
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Plate tectonics
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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