Ch. 7 Quick Vocabulary Quizizz

Ch. 7 Quick Vocabulary Quizizz

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Ch. 7 Quick Vocabulary Quizizz

Ch. 7 Quick Vocabulary Quizizz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-3, HS-ESS1-5

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lauren McMinn

Used 8+ times

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the continental drift hypothesis?

The theory that Earth's magnetic field reverses direction

The theory that new oceanic crust forms at a mid-ocean ridge as old oceanic crust moves away

The theory that continents are in constant motion

The theory that Earth's surface is made of rock plates that move with respect to each other

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are fossils?

Ancient supercontinent composed of land that forms today's continents

The middle layer of Earth situated between the crust above and the core below

Mountain range located on the seafloor in the middle of the ocean

Naturally preserved remains, imprints, or traces of organisms

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the mantle?

Naturally preserved remains, imprints, or traces of organisms

The middle layer of Earth situated between the crust above and the core below

The theory that Earth's surface is made of rock plates that move with respect to each other

Ancient supercontinent composed of land that forms today's continents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Pangaea?

Ancient supercontinent composed of land that forms today's continents

The theory that continents are in constant motion

The theory that Earth's magnetic field reverses direction

Mountain range located on the seafloor in the middle of the ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a magnetic reversal?

Force created by rising mantle of ocean ridges that creates potential for plates to move away from the ridge

Circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density

Force created by sinking of a plate, or slab, that pulls on the rest of the plate

Event in which the magnetic field reverses direction

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a mid-ocean ridge?

Event in which the magnetic field reverses direction

Mountain range located on the seafloor in the middle of the ocean

Force created by rising mantle of ocean ridges that creates potential for plates to move away from the ridge

Force created by sinking of a plate, or slab, that pulls on the rest of the plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is normal polarity?

Conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern

Today's magnetic field; magnets orient themselves to point north

Magnetic field in which magnets orient themselves to point south

New oceanic crust forms at a mid-ocean ridge as old oceanic crust moves away

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