Dynamic Earth Quiz

Dynamic Earth Quiz

6th Grade

8 Qs

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Dynamic Earth Quiz

Dynamic Earth Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

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