What is the relationship between convection currents and the movement of tectonic plates?

Convection currents cause the movement of tectonic plates

Convection currents and tectonic plates move in opposite directions

Tectonic plates cause convection currents

Convection currents and tectonic plates are unrelated

What are tectonic plates?

Floating rocks on top of the mantle

Layers of the Earth's atmosphere

What are the three main types of tectonic plate boundaries?

Constructive, Destructive, Transform

Oceanic, Continental, Subduction

What type of movement of tectonic plates cause earthquakes?

Transform (slide past each other)

Destructive (move towards eachother)

Constructive (move away from eachother)

What type of movement of tectonic plates cause volcanic eruptions?

Destructive (move towards eachother)

Constructive (move away from eachother)

Transform (slide past eachother)

What type of movement of tectonic plates creates islands/forms new land?

Constructive (move away from eachother)

Destructive (move towards eachother)

Transform (slide past eachother)

What type of movement of tectonic plates creates mountain ranges?

Destructive (move towards eachother)

Constructive (move away from eachother)

Transform (slide past eachother)

Why is studying seismic waves and using sensors important in earthquake detection and monitoring?

To understand the causes and effects of earthquakes

To repair damage caused by earthquakes

To predict the exact time and location of earthquakes

To prevent earthquakes from occurring

What is the relationship between focal depth and the intensity of an earthquake?

The shallower the focal depth, the higher the intensity of the earthquake

Focal depth has no impact on the intensity of an earthquake

The intensity of an earthquake is determined by the distance from the epicenter

The deeper the focal depth, the higher the intensity of the earthquake

How can earthquakes lead to volcanic activity?

By releasing pressure on magma chambers

By triggering underwater landslides

By causing the Earth's tectonic plates to collide

What potential impact can tsunamis have on coastal areas?

Flooding and destruction of coastal infrastructure

Strong winds and heavy rainfall

What is the epicenter of an earthquake?

The point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus

The point where the earthquake's magnitude is highest

The point farthest away from the earthquake's focus

The point within the Earth where the earthquake originates

What is the function of a seismometer?

Measuring the magnitude of an earthquake

Predicting the occurrence of an earthquake

What is the role of seismologists in relation to earthquakes?

Studying the causes and effects of earthquakes

Predicting the exact time and location of earthquakes

Repairing damage caused by earthquakes

Preventing earthquakes from occurring

How is the magnitude of an earthquake computed?

By analyzing the intensity of seismic waves

By observing the duration of the earthquake

By counting the number of aftershocks

By measuring the depth of the earthquake's epicenter

Plate Tectonics and Convection Currents

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the cycle of hot rock rising and cooler rock sinking in the lower mantle called?

Convection cycle

Evaporation cycle

Condensation cycle

Sublimation cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can happen when the sideways movements of rocks in the mantle are in opposite directions?

Plate collisions

Tsunamis

Volcanic eruptions

Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the core?

The innermost part of the Earth

The Earth's crust

The outermost layer of the Earth

The Earth's atmosphere

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the temperature like in the upper parts of the mantle?

The same as the surface of the Earth

Thousands of degrees hotter than the surface of the Earth

Slightly warmer than the surface of the Earth

Cooler than the surface of the Earth

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the movement of the tectonic plates?

Gravity

Convection currents in the lower mantle

Wind

Magnetic fields

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Lithosphere

Crust

Asthenosphere

Core

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the upper part of the mantle called?

Crust

Core

Asthenosphere

Lithosphere

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Plate Tectonics and Convection Currents

33 questions

What is the cycle of hot rock rising and cooler rock sinking in the lower mantle called?

What can happen when the sideways movements of rocks in the mantle are in opposite directions?

What is the core?

What is the temperature like in the upper parts of the mantle?

What causes the movement of the tectonic plates?

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

What is the upper part of the mantle called?

What is the process in which hot rock rises and cooler rock sinks in the lower mantle caused by?

What is the process in which hot rock rises and cooler rock sinks in the lower mantle called?

What is the relationship between convection currents and the movement of tectonic plates?

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