Plate Tectonics 8th

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement best describes the theory of plate tectonics?
Plates sometimes move closer to one another.
Sections of Earth that shift are part of Earth’s asthenosphere.
Sections of Earth’s continents are in slow, constant movement.
Parts of the ocean floor move as they are carried by rift valleys.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which layer of the Earth does the motion of the convection currents drive plate movement?
mantle
outer core
inner core
lithosphere
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which event is associated with convergent boundaries?
formation of island chains
creation of mid-ocean ridges
creation of convection currents
formation of rift valleys
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement describes the process of subduction?
Convection currents pull a plate into the mantle.
One plate slides beneath another due to gravitational pull.
Materials are transferred within Earth’s interior by density.
Heat cycles in the mantle cause plates to constantly move.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which phrase explains what the arrows show?
how convection currents move in Earth’s interior
the location of heated material near Earth’s surface
where plates move as material cools in the outer core
why the densities of materials remain constant at different layers
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At which location does heat transfer begin as dense material heats up?
1
2
3
4
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement explains the relationship between the density of a material and its movement in Earth’s interior?
Cooler materials move from Earth’s mantle to the lithosphere.
Cooler materials are highly dense, causing them to sink to the outer core.
Warmer materials sink to the mantle because their density slowly decreases.
Warmer materials have a high density, causing them to rise to Earth’s surface.
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