Plate Motion Unit Assessment
Authored by Mediha Shakir
Science
6th - 8th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement best describes what Earth’s outer layer is like underneath the surface in the image?
a. Earth’s outer layer is made of sand and water.
b. Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, solid rock.
c.Underneath the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of sand.
Underneath the soil, Earth’s outer layer is made of water.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Dr. Raisa and her team of geologists have been studying GPS data that shows that two plates moved apart. Which diagram shows what happened between the two plates as they moved away from each other?
Diagram A
Diagram B
Diagram C
Diagram D
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If we took a cross section of a potted plant by cutting it vertically, what would the cross section look like?
Diagram A
Diagram B
Diagram C
Diagram D
Tags
NGSS.4-LS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where will the geologists find hard, solid rock?
a. Neither under 1 nor 2, because there is sand and gravel under both places
b. Neither under 1 nor 2, because there is water under both places
c. Under 1 and 2, because Earth’s entire outer layer is made of hard, solid rock
d. Only under 1, because Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, solid rock under continents but not under the ocean
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS3-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Dr. Patel and her team have been using GPS to track two plates that are moving toward each other. Which diagram shows what is happening at the place where the plates are moving toward each other?
Diagram A
Diagram B
Diagram C
Diagram D
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the past, Africa used to be farther away from Europe than it is now (shown above). What could explain why Africa is closer to Europe now than it was before?
a. The plates floated toward each other across the ocean.
b. The plates were sometimes pushed toward each other by earthquakes, and one plate went under the other plate into soft, solid rock.
c. The plates slowly moved toward each other over millions of years. When the plates hit each other, they broke into smaller pieces.
d. The plates slowly moved toward each other as one plate went under the other plate into soft, solid rock over millions of years.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If we took a cross section of an apple by cutting it vertically, what would the cross section look like?
Diagram A
Diagram B
Diagram C
Diagram D
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