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Plate Tectonics Topography Maps

Authored by Charles Martinez

Science

8th Grade

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Plate Tectonics Topography Maps
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Rift Valleys can form when fractures in Earth’s crust widen. The valley walls slowly move at a rate of only a few millimeters a year. Which of these best describes the type of tectonic activity that forms rift valleys?

Rift valleys form where a continental plate moves under an oceanic plate.

Rift valleys form where a plate slides horizontally past another plate.

Rift valleys form where two plates move away from each other.

Rift valleys form where an oceanic plate moves under another oceanic plate.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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A mid-ocean ridge seperates the Pacific plate and the Nazca plate off the western coase of South America. Which statement be describes the relative motions of the Pacific and Nazca plates?

The Pacific and Nazca plates are both moving to the east.

The Pacific and Nazca plates are both moving to the west.

The Pacific plate is moving to the west, and the Nazca plate is moving to the east.

The Pacific plate is moving to the east, and the Nazca plate is moving to the west.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The image shows a plate boundary. Arrows have been added to indicate the movement of the plates. What plate boundary feature is shown above?

A ridge formed by an inactive convergent boundary

A valley forming at an active divergent boundary

A volcano formed by an active transform boundary

A fault forming at an active transform boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The diagram below shows a model of the movement of two tectonic plates. When the plates collide one plate often moves below the other plate. The rising magma that can result in this type of plate movement may produce -

fossil layers

deep-sea sediment

seafloor spreading

volcanic islands

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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This topographic map shows the location of a park range at Point X when a message is received that an injured hiker needs help at Point Z. Which of these is the closest to the difference in elevation between the locations of the ranger and the injured hiker?

450 m

2,050 m

910 m

3,650 m

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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A student stands at the point marked X on the topographic map below. What height in meters must the student climb in order to reach the top of the hill?

303 m

50 m

53 m

253 m

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by -

conduction currents

convection currents

subduction

Earth’s magnetic field

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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