Sea Floor Spreading

Sea Floor Spreading

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Sea Floor Spreading

Sea Floor Spreading

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS1-5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Sea-floor spreading occurs at mid-ocean ridges.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which features form the longest ranges on Earth?

the mid-ocean ridges

the deep-ocean trenches

the Rockies

the Andes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which process or processes change the size and shape of the oceans?

subduction only

sea-floor spreading only

both subduction and sea-floor spreading

both drilling for samples and subduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Molten material erupts inside the Central Valley of mid-ocean ridges.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

the farther from a mid-ocean ridge a rock sample is taken, the younger the rock is.

True

False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The pattern of magnetic stripes in rocks on either side of the mid-ocean ridge is the same.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The source of new oceanic crust being produced at the mid-ocean ridge is known as __________________.

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Subduction

Deep-Ocean Trench

Sea-Floor Spreading

Magnetic Striping

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