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Plate Tectonics and Earth's Changes

Authored by Veronica Lindsey

Science

7th Grade

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Plate Tectonics and Earth's Changes
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of ocean basins through seafloor spreading?

Convergent boundary

Divergent boundary

Transform boundary

Subduction zone

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of plate is more dense and typically subducts under the other during a convergent boundary interaction?

Continental plate

Oceanic plate

Tectonic plate

Lithospheric plate

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What geological feature is formed when two continental plates collide at a convergent boundary?

Ocean basin

Earthquake

Mountain range

Hotspot

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of boundary is most commonly associated with earthquakes due to plates sliding past each other?

Divergent boundary

Convergent boundary

Transform boundary

Subduction zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a supervolcano, and what is a key characteristic of its eruptions?

A small volcano with frequent eruptions

A volcanic center with an eruption magnitude of 8 on the Volcano Explosivity Index

A volcano that forms at a divergent boundary

A volcano that forms at a transform boundary

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a hotspot?

The Himalayas

The San Andreas Fault

Hawaii

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What process occurs at a divergent boundary that leads to the formation of new oceanic crust?

Subduction

Seafloor spreading

Mountain building

Earthquake generation

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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