Plate Tectonics Topography Maps

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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21 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which statement best describes the geologic process that is most likely responsible for the formation of mountains?
They are along a transform plate boundary that is no longer active, so erosion is creating deep valleys.
They are along a transform plate boundary in which plates are currently moving side by side, causing earthquakes and faults
They are along a plate boundary in which plates are currently converging, causing uplift and steep slopes.
They are along a plate boundary in which plates diverged in the distance past, allowing new rock to build up.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A mid-ocean RIDGE is located at the boundary of two tectonic plates. Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of a mid ocean ridge?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Rift valleys can from 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 from where a continental plate moves under an oceanic plate
Rift valleys form where a plate slides horizontally past another plate
Rift valleys from 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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A mid- ocean ridge separates the Pacific plate and the Nazca plate off the western coast of South America. Which statement best describes the relative motions of the Pacific and Nazca plates?
The Pacific and Nazca plates are moth 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.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The map shows the locations of four active volcanoes in the Caribbean Sea. What do these volcanoes indicate about plate tectonics in the region?
The volcanoes form an island arc, indicating a converging plate boundary
The volcanoes form a line, indicating a diverging plate boundary.
Two plates are moving past each other, causing faulting and magma formation.
Two plates are moving apart, creating new seafloor
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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