SC 7 E 6 5

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Science
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7th Grade
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Hard
+5
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where would you be most likely to find a trench formed?
the convergent boundary of two oceanic crusts
the divergent boundary of two continental crusts
along fault lines in California
at the subduction zone where oceanic and continental crusts converge.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following surface events happens at all three tectonic plate boundaries?
Earthquakes
Mountains
Volcanoes
Mid-ocean ridges
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Until scientists could explain how the continents were moving, Wegener’s hypothesis was not accepted. Now scientists have evidence that the continents are moving with tectonic plates. Which of the following is the main cause of the movement of tectonic plates?
Convection currents in the mantle as hot matter rises and cooler matter sinks
The motion of the lithosphere during earthquakes
Ocean currents cause the continents to drift
Volcanic activity near the plate boundaries
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Great Rift Valley in Africa is a land feature on Earth’s surface caused by the movement of crustal plates. Continued movement of the plates is gradually making the rift deeper. How are the plates around the Great Rift Valley moving?
The plates are colliding.
. One plate is sliding beneath a less dense plate.
The plates are grinding against one another along a fault
. The plates are spreading apart and moving in opposite directions.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Volcanoes often form at convergent plate boundaries. Which set of arrows represents a convergent plate boundary?
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> <
< <
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Using underwater sonar, scientists create a map of the ocean floor. Data from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean reveals a large undersea mountain range. Which type of boundary caused this mid ocean ridge?
convergent
divergent
transform
subduction
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Off the coast of South America along the Peru-Chile trench, the oceanic Nazca plate is being pushed under the continental South American plate. As a result, the South American plate is being lifted up. Which landform is being created along these plate boundaries?
The Nazca Plate will slide under the South American Plate and lead to volcano formation.
The Nazca Plate will slide under the South American Plate and form a rift valley.
The two plates will slide away from each other and form a mid-ocean ridge.
The two plates will slide away from each other and lead to earthquakes.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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