
Plate Tectonics Review
Authored by Lauren Royal-Woods
Science
9th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Over time, non-volcanic mountains can form due to the interaction of plate boundaries. Which interaction is most likely associated with the formation of non-volcanic mountains?
continental plates colliding with continental plates
oceanic plates separating from oceanic plates
oceanic plates colliding with oceanic plates
continental plates separating from continental plates
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Sea-floor spreading occurs at divergent boundaries. Which statement best identifies the geologic process taking place at the point where sea-floor spreading occurs?
new crust is forming
a trench is forming
oceanic crust is subducting
a continental plate is subducting
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Near which geologic structure are the youngest rocks on Earth found?
active volcano
kettle hole
normal fault
glacial striation
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When buried sediments are subjected to pressure, the mineral grains are squeezed together. What is the result of this action?
new rock is formed
volcanoes
earthquakes
layers rise to the surface
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to the rock cycle, when liquid magma cools into a solid, what is formed?
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
lava
glaciers
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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