
Plate Tectonics Geological Features
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these best describes what is happening at Location 6?
F Oceanic plate is being created.
G Continent is being destroyed.
H Island is forming.
J Oceanic crust is being destroyed.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The diagram shows a lab setup designed to model convection currents in Earth’s mantle. The Earth process modeled in this investigation is most likely to cause —
A beach erosion
B island arcs
C formation of new ocean floor
D small mountains with frequent earthquakes
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The asthenosphere has the property of plasticity, which allows the solid mantle to move like a liquid.Which of the following explains how the crust moves in different directions?
F Radiation
G Convection currents
H Geothermal
J Conduction
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The diagram shows how the ocean floor is spreading. The new ocean floor made of molten rock is being formed at a mid-ocean ridge. Which best describes where the molten rock comes from?
A The crust
B Volcanoes under the ocean floor
C Masses of land to either side of the ocean
D The mantle just beneath Earth’s crust
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Many scientists believe that convection currents in the asthenosphere between South America and Africa caused the separation of the two continents and the formation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Which diagram best represents the convection currents in the plate tectonic theory?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The lithosphere is Earth’s crust plus the rigid upper part of Earth’s mantle. The map shows plates of the lithosphere. What does the map tell you about the plates?
A The plates are all moving in the same direction.
B The plates are all the same size.
C Plates and continents are different.
D Where two plates meet, they always move apart.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What land feature is likely to occur between the South American Plate and the African Plate?
F Mountain
G Trench
H Subduction zone
J Mid-ocean ridge
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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