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Geological Structures and Plate Tectonics Quiz

Geological Structures and Plate Tectonics Quiz

Assessment

Passage

Science

11th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS2-1

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Mrs Hinton

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one way scientists improve their understanding of plate tectonics and how energy shapes Earth?

By studying only Earth's geological structures

By conducting experiments in laboratories

By analysing tectonic structures on other planets

By observing weather patterns

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What has been used to map Venus since the 1960s?

Ground-based telescopes

Spacecraft with radar

Satellites with cameras

Submarines with sonar

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the study of geological structures and how they form called?

Seismology

Volcanology

Tectonics

Meteorology

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are impact structures?

Structures formed by volcanic activity

Structures formed by tectonic plate movements

Structures formed when large bodies strike a surface at high velocity

Structures formed by erosion

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the pancake dome on Venus composed of?

Basaltic rock

Silica-rich rock

Iron-rich rock

Carbonate rock

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main cause of stress that creates horst-and-graben structures?

Erosion

Gravity

Tectonic plate interactions

Water flow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of the lithosphere in plate tectonics on Earth?

It is involved in convection.

It remains immobile.

It is periodically overturned.

It restricts the loss of heat from the surface.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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