Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes

Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes

8th Grade

30 Qs

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Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes

Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes

Assessment

Quiz

Other Sciences

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Charles Martinez

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30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where do volcanoes occur?

divergent boundaries

convergent boundaries

ring of fire

all of the above

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Magma is
liquid minerals
liquid chemicals
liquid rock
the same as lava

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A subduction zone is formed...
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
at every type of convergent plate boundary
at every type of divergent plate boundary
at transform boundaries

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following did not support continental drift?

location of volcanoes

identical fossils on continents

mountain ranges

coastlines fit like a puzzle

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?
Tectonic plates on the crust move.
The mantle increases in size.
Pressure in the crust increases.
Pressure in the crust decreases.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image
The physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________. 
mesosphere
lithosphere
asthenosphere
mantle

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Where does the heat come from that drives this convection current in the mantle? 
The sun
The crust
the mantle
the core

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