Plate Motion Vocabulary Quiz

What does the term "analyze" mean in the context of Plate Motion Vocabulary?

• A natural spring that sends hot water and steam into the air

• To examine in detail for a purpose

• A sudden shaking of Earth’s surface

• Moving toward the same place

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is a "continent" as defined in the Plate Motion Vocabulary?

• A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

• Any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land

• Evidence of life from the past

• The sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano

What does "convergent" refer to in the context of plate tectonics?

• Moving apart in different directions

• A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air

• Moving toward the same place

• A sudden shaking of Earth’s surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is a "cross section" in geological terms?

• A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air

• Moving apart in different directions

• A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

• Evidence of life from the past

What does "divergent" mean in plate tectonics?

• Moving toward the same place

• A sudden shaking of Earth’s surface

• Moving apart in different directions

• The sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Define "earthquake" as per the Plate Motion Vocabulary.

• A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air

• Evidence of life from the past

• A sudden shaking of Earth’s surface

• Moving toward the same place

What is an "eruption" in geological terms?

• Moving apart in different directions

• A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

• The sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano

• A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a "fossil" according to the Plate Motion Vocabulary?

• A sudden shaking of Earth’s surface

• Moving toward the same place

• Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints

• A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is a "geyser" as defined in the Plate Motion Vocabulary?

• A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

• Moving apart in different directions

• A sudden shaking of Earth’s surface

• A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground

What is a landform?

• An underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart

• A feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune

• Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water

• An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago