Plate Tectonics and Landforms

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8th Grade
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Alisha Gross
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of boundary forms when tectonic plates move toward each other and collide?
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Convergent boundary
Subduction boundary
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What geological process occurs when a continental plate converges with another continental plate?
Erosion
Subduction
Compression
Volcanic activity
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the result of the compression that occurs when two continental plates converge?
Formation of oceanic trenches
Uplift and creation of mountain ranges
Spreading of the sea floor
Formation of volcanic islands
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which mountain range is an example of uplift caused by the convergence of two continental plates?
The Rockies
The Andes
The Alps
The Himalayas
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?
Divergent Plate Boundary
Transform Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Subduction Zone
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a Divergent Plate Boundary?
The San Andreas Fault in California
The Himalayan Mountains
Mid-Atlantic Ridge in Atlantic Ocean
The Indo-Australian Plate converging with the Eurasian Plate
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What geological feature is commonly associated with Convergent Plate Boundaries?
Rift Valleys
Earthquakes and fault lines
Mountain building
Sea Floor Spreading
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
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