Plate Tectonics and Boundaries
Passage
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Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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Medium
Tim Gault
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5 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the scientific theory that explains the movement of geologic plates?
Plate tectonics
Continental drift
Seafloor spreading
Volcanism
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which layer of the Earth is broken into large rocky plates?
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Mantle
Core
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of plate boundary is characterized by two plates moving away from each other?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Subduction
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which mountain range was formed by the subduction of the Nazca Plate under the South American Plate?
Andes
Himalayas
Rockies
Alps
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a well-known example of a transform boundary?
San Andreas Fault
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
East African Rift
Pacific Ring of Fire
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