Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

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Interactive Video

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Lindsey Underwood

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the movement of the Earth's plates?

Magnetic fields

Wind currents

Convection currents in the mantle

Ocean waves

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens at a divergent boundary?

Plates remain stationary

Plates collide and form mountains

Plates move apart and new crust forms

Plates slide past each other

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How was the Atlantic Ocean formed?

By volcanic eruptions

By the collision of two continents

By the separation of Europe and America

By the melting of glaciers

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a transform boundary known for?

Creating new oceanic crust

Forming island chains

Melting glaciers

Causing earthquakes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a hot spot responsible for?

Causing earthquakes

Separating continents

Forming island chains like Hawaii

Creating mountain chains