Test Review: Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift Theories

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6th Grade
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JACLYN TURNER
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of tectonic plate boundary involves plates colliding?
transform
divergent
convergent
obstructive
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where do most volcanoes occur?
convergent boundaries
in deserts
on coastal plains
divergent boundaries
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where does magma rise to the top to become new crust?
one plate splits into two distinct plates
one plate grinds against another plate
two plates separate and move apart from one
another.
two plates meet and collide with one another.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is responsible for the volcanoes and mountain ranges?
Weathering
Super-nocturnal tides
Hurricanes
Plate Tectonics
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is made when two tectonic plates carrying land collide?
Rift Valleys
Mid-ocean ridges
Tall mountain ranges
Deep-sea trenches
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of boundary exists when 2 plates are dividing?
Convergent
Transform
Obtrusive
Divergent
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do these color strips show between South America and Africa with the Theory of Plate Tectonics?
Similar cultures
Similar fossils
Similar languages
Similar weather
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
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