
Plate Tectonics Quiz
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to rock around a subducting slab?
What happens to rock around a subducting slab?
a. it goes under the other plate
b. it goes over the other plate
c. it disappears from Earth
d. it combines with the other rock
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the lithosphere?
What is the lithosphere?
a. the upper part of the mantle
b. the plates that make up the crust
c. large, flat stones sitting on top of malleable magma
d. the plates that make up the crust and the upper part of the mantle
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can Earth's plates move?
How can Earth's plates move?
a. they only converge or diverge
b. they can collide, pull apart, or slide against each other
c. they only can move toward each other
d. they only collide or slide along each other
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can crust disappear at the edge of a boundary?
How can crust disappear at the edge of a boundary?
a. gravity is pulling it down
b. because new crust is being added to the other edge of the boundary
c. it is too dense and is sinking into Earth
d. the other edge of the boundary is being pulled into Earth's core
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do scientists explain the formation of underwater mountain ranges?
How do scientists explain the formation of underwater mountain ranges?
a. seafloor spreading
b. continental drift
c. convection currents
d. strike-slip faults
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Do two colliding continental plates always cause volcanoes?
Do two colliding continental plates always cause volcanoes?
a. no, earthquakes always occur when two continental plates collide
b. yes, subduction always occurs when continental plates collide
c. yes, subduction always occurs when oceanic plates collide
d. no, usually no subduction occurs when continental plates collide
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does plate tectonics cause?
What does plate tectonics cause?
a. forms ocean basins
b. all answers are correct
c. causes volcanoes
d. forms mountains
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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