Amplify Plate Motion Assessment

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Science
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7th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A Doctor and their team have been using GPS to track two plates that are moving toward each other. Which diagram shows what is happening a tthe place where the plates are moving toward each other?
Diagram A: Two plates are hitting each other, and the plates are breaking into pieces, creating sand.
Diagram B: Two plates are pushing against each other, causing the edges to bend upward.
Diagram C: One plate is going underneath the other plate and sinking into the soft rock below.
Diagram D: One plate is goign underneath the other plate and sinking into the ocean below.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What happens when two plates are moving toward each other? / ¿Qué sucede cuando dos placas se mueven una hacia la otra?
The plates hit each other and break into pieces making sand. / Las placas se golpean entre sí y se rompen en pedazos formando arena.
The plates push against each other, making the edges bend upward. / Las placas se empujan unas contra otras, haciendo que los bordes se doblen hacia arriba.
One plate goes underneath the other plate into the soft rock below. / Una placa va debajo de la otra placa en la roca blanda de abajo.
One plate goes underneath the other plate into the ocean below. / Un plato va debajo del otro plato en el océano de abajo.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What happens when two plates move apart? / ¿Qué sucede cuando dos placas se separan?
a new plate from underneath fills in the gap created by the plates moving apart / una nueva placa desde abajo llena el espacio creado por las placas que se separan.
water fills in the gap created by the plates moving apart / el agua llena el espacio creado por las placas que se separan.
sand and dirt fill in the gap created by the plates moving apart / la arena y la suciedad llenan el espacio creado por las placas que se separan.
soft, solid rock from underneath the plates rises up and hardens, adding solid rock to the edges of both plates. / La roca blanda y sólida de debajo de las placas se eleva y se endurece, agregando roca sólida a los bordes de ambas placas.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Lystrosaurus fossils can be found in India and South America, which are parts of different plates. This is a land animal that can not swim. What could explain how these fossils got so far apart? / Los fósiles de Lystrosaurus se pueden encontrar en India y América del Sur, que son partes de diferentes placas. Este es un animal terrestre que no sabe nadar. ¿Qué podría explicar cómo estos fósiles se separaron tanto?
The plates slowly moved apart as soft solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates over millions of years. / Las placas se separaron lentamente a medida que la roca sólida blanda de debajo se agregó a los bordes de las placas durante millones de años.
The plates slowly moved apart as new plates from underneath got added between them over millions of years. / Las placas se separaron lentamente a medida que se añadieron nuevas placas desde abajo entre ellas durante millones de años.
The plates floated away from each other. / Los platos flotaron alejándose unos de otros.
The plates were sometimes pushed far apart by earthquakes and soft solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates. / Las placas a veces se separaban mucho por los terremotos y la roca sólida blanda de debajo se agregaba a los bordes de las placas.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which terms describe this plate boundary? / ¿Qué términos describen este límite de placa?
Convergent / Convergente
Transform / transformar
Divergent / divergente
Mid-ocean drift / Deriva en medio del océano
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______ / La mayoría de los geólogos piensan que el movimiento de las placas de la Tierra es causado por _______
convection / convección.
continental drift / deriva continental.
subduction / subducción.
conduction / conducción.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of plate boundary is this?
Convergant
Divergant
Transform fault
Side fault
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