Plate Tectonics/Plate Boundaries
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What geological event can be created in the plate boundary shown below?
Rift Valley
Sea Floor Spreading
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The diagram illustrates the movements of tectonic plates on Earth. Which statement best describes this diagram?
It shows the convection currents in the mantle.
It shows the convection currents in the outer core.
It shows the radiation of heat through the mantle.
It shows the conduction of heat in the mantle.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The diagram illustrates a strike slip fault. What is another name for a strike slip fault?
convergent subduction boundary
convergent collision boundary
transform boundary
divergent boundary
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following statement best summarizes the Theory of Plate Tectonics?
The continents don't move and stay in their current locations.
There are convection currents in the mantle that move the Earth’s tectonic plates
The Earth’s lithosphere contains convection currents that move the mantle below.
The Earth is broken into sections that fit together into one super-continent.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A teacher used a pot of boiling water and wood blocks to demonstrate plate tectonics. In the demonstration, the wood blocks represent
convection currents
lithospheric (tectonic) plates
boats
the mantle
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where does the heat come from that drives this convection current in the mantle?
The Crust
The Core
Mantle creates it's own heat
Convection currents move themselves
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Two plates that move away from each other are..
Divergent
Converging
Transforming
None of the above
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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