Tectonic Plates

Tectonic Plates

Assessment

Passage

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS1-5, MS-ESS3-2

+3

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

Convergent, Divergent, Transform

Oceanic, Continental, Subduction

Mid-Ocean Ridge, Rift Valley, Strike-Slip

Collision, Subduction, Spreading

2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How does the movement of tectonic plates at divergent boundaries lead to the creation of new crust?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are tectonic plates?

Large sections of the Earth's atmosphere

Small rocks on the Earth's surface

Sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact

Layers of the Earth's core

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Transform boundaries are characterized by plates sliding past each other horizontally, often causing ___

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What geological features are formed when two tectonic plates collide at convergent boundaries?

Mountain ranges

Deep ocean trenches

Volcanic arcs

Mid-ocean ridges

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3