Plate Tectonics
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6th - 8th Grade
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Kilei Taylor
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The theory that Earth's outer crust is divided into several plates that glide over the plastic-like and less rigid upper mantle.
continental drift
seafloor spreading
plate tectonics
crustology
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The area where two tectonic plates meet is called the:
plate line
mantle
crust
plate boundary
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the "engine" that moves the tectonic plates?
convection currents
electricity
gravity
conduction currents
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The convection current in the mantle causes __________ magma to rise.
liquid
solid
cooler
hotter
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The convection current in the mantle causes __________ magma to sink.
hotter
cooler
liquid
solid
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The layer of rock which forms the continents is __________ crust.
rough
oceanic
continental
smooth
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A thin layer of crust that underlies the ocean basins is __________ crust.
oceanic
continental
rough
smooth
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