Geology 2D: Plate Tectonics
Authored by Eric Glagowski
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6th Grade
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
3 mins • 2 pts
This Canadian scientist observed cracks in continents similar to the ones in the ocean floor. He suggested that Earth's lithosphere is broken into separate sections called plates.
(a)
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MATCH QUESTION
2 mins • 3 pts
Match the following theories with their famous researchers!
Sea-Floor Spreading Theory
Alfred Wegener
Earth's Tectonic
Plate Theory
Harry Hess
Continental
Drift Theory
J. Tuzo Wilson
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
5 mins • 4 pts
J. Tuzo Wilson combined Wegener's (a) and Hess's (b) with his own (c) to create one well-tested (d) that explained all of the observations!
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
4.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
5 mins • 5 pts
The theory of (a) states that pieces of Earth's (b) are in slow, constant (c) , driven by (d) in the mantle. This theory explains the formation, movement, and (e) of Earth's tectonic plates.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
LABELLING QUESTION
3 mins • 3 pts
Label the scientists correctly!
Harry Hess
J Tuzo Wilson
Alfred Wegener
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
LABELLING QUESTION
3 mins • 3 pts
Label the theories correctly!
Sea-Floor Spreading
Plate Tectonics
Continental Drift
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What type of boundary is found where the Pacific and Eurasian Plate meet?
CONVERGENT
(Moving Together)
DIVERGENT
(Moving Apart)
TRANSFORM
(Sliding Past)
UNCERTAIN
BOUNDARY
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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