10b Quiz Bill Nye Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes and Earthquakes

What do scientists believe the Earth's crust is made of?

• Plastic plates

• Tectonic plates

• Metal plates

• Wooden plates

What is the Earth's mantle compared to in the text?

• Molten rock

• Corn syrup

• Water

• Honey

What did scientists first notice that led them to the idea of tectonic plates?

• The depth of the Mariana Trench

• The height of the Himalayas

• The size of the Pacific Ocean

• The shape of South America fitting next to Africa

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What was the name of the supercontinent mentioned in the text?

• Pangia

• Laurasia

• Gondwana

• Atlantis

What natural phenomena occur where tectonic plates are spreading apart?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Hurricanes

• Tsunamis

How much is North America moving away from Europe each year?

• 1 cm

• 5 cm

• 2 cm

• 10 cm

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What is used in the text to simulate a volcano eruption?

• Molten rock

• Sodium bicarbonate and mild acid

• Corn syrup

• Molten glass

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What happened when Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980?

• It caused a tsunami

• It rerouted rivers and formed new lakes

• It created a new mountain range

• It formed a new island

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What is the temperature of the rock that oozes out of some volcanoes?

• 500° C

• 800° C

• 1,000° C

• 1,500° C

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What does the Richter scale measure?

• The size of earthquakes

• The depth of the ocean

• The size of volcanoes

• The height of mountains