Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

6th - 8th Grade

30 Qs

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Plate Tectonics

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, HS-ESS1-5, MS-ESS3-2

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kilei Taylor

Used 11+ times

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30 questions

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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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