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Tectonic Plates Generation Genius Quiz

Tectonic Plates Generation Genius Quiz

Assessment

Passage

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Science

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6th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

Created by

Leah Nickols

Used 10+ times

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5 questions

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1.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

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During convection, warm fluids​ (a)   , and ​ (b)   fluids sink. This is what causes​ (c)   to move at about ​ (d)   per year.

rise
cooler
sink
warm
tectonic plates
2-15 cm
2-15 m
2-15 in
2-15 km
the core

2.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 3 pts

Label the correct types of plate boundaries.

Groups:

(a) Transform

,

(b) Convergent

,

(c) Divergent

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Who came up with the theory of continental drift (this led to the theory of plate tectonics)?

Alfred Wegner

Albert Einstein

Marie Curie

George Washington Carver

4.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the name of the section of the Earth where most of the active volcanoes and earthquakes are located?

(a)  

5.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the name of a scientist that studies the location and depth of earthquakes?

(a)  

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