Plate Tectonics Test
Authored by Katherine Cunningham
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
Match the arrows to the type of boundary they represent:
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the giant continent that existed millions of years ago that had all of the landmass from all of the continents together?
Pancetta
Pangea
Parmesan
Pogil
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is plate tectonics?
The theory that Earth's Lithosphere is made up of giant plates that move on top of the Earth's Mantle
The theory that Earth's oceans were formed by comets
The theory that Earth's mountains were created by volcanoes
The theory that the Earth was created in the Big Bang
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
4.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
3 mins • 3 pts
Organize each piece of evidence that supports plate tectonics to the type of evidence it is.
Groups:
(a) Fossil
,
(b) Rock Formation
,
(c) Climate
Identical fossils of mesosaurus have been found in South America and Western Africa
Identical fossils of lystrosaurus have been found in India and Antarctica
Rock age and type in coastal regions of different continents are similar
Mountain ranges that end on one continent continue on another continent
Evidence of tropical plants have been found in Antarctica
Evidence of glaciers were discovered in Africa
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
5.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
(a) plate is found underneath the ocean and is (b) dense. (c) plate is found where there is land and is (d) dense.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wherever 2 tectonic plates are spreading apart is considered a...
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
transform boundary
subduction zone
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wherever 2 tectonic plates are crashing together is considered a...
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
transform boundary
subduction zone
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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