Plate Tectonics Test
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Plate Tectonics Test
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
Match the arrows to the type of boundary they represent:
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the giant continent that existed millions of years ago that had all of the landmass from all of the continents together?
Pancetta
Pangea
Parmesan
Pogil
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is plate tectonics?
The theory that Earth's Lithosphere is made up of giant plates that move on top of the Earth's Mantle
The theory that Earth's oceans were formed by comets
The theory that Earth's mountains were created by volcanoes
The theory that the Earth was created in the Big Bang
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
CLASSIFICATION QUESTION
3 mins • 3 pts
Organize each piece of evidence that supports plate tectonics to the type of evidence it is.
Groups:
(a) Fossil
,
(b) Rock Formation
,
(c) Climate
Evidence of glaciers were discovered in Africa
Evidence of tropical plants have been found in Antarctica
Mountain ranges that end on one continent continue on another continent
Identical fossils of lystrosaurus have been found in India and Antarctica
Identical fossils of mesosaurus have been found in South America and Western Africa
Rock age and type in coastal regions of different continents are similar
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
(a) plate is found underneath the ocean and is (b) dense. (c) plate is found where there is land and is (d) dense.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wherever 2 tectonic plates are spreading apart is considered a...
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
transform boundary
subduction zone
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wherever 2 tectonic plates are crashing together is considered a...
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
transform boundary
subduction zone
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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