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Plate Tectonic Quiz

Authored by Nick Liberty

Science

6th Grade

NGSS covered

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Plate Tectonic Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called

Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called

Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Subduction

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Convergent Plate Movement can create

Rifts
Mountains
Ocean Ridges
Radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Divergent Plate movement can create

Convection Currents
Conduction
Mountains
Rifts and ocean ridges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

When pressure builds between two tectonic plates, it can suddenly release causing a (an) ______________________

Earthquake
Volcano
Convection Current
Gravitational Pull

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

the rotation of the Earth.

convection currents in the Asthenosphere

the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

the Moho discontinuity.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

convection.

continental drift.

subduction.

conduction.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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