Plate Tectonics & Landforms

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8th Grade
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Michelle Bumgardner
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The two types of crust are _______ and _______.
oceanic, continental
land, Pangaea
continental, volcanic
core, mantle
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Oceanic crust is usually _____ dense than continental crust
less
more
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which city on the map is most likely to experience a major earthquake?
Paris
New York
Juneau
Rio de Janeiro
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When this occurs, new crust is added to the ocean floor
sea-floor spreading
convergent boundary
transform boundary
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The "diving" of a dense plate underneath a less dense plate at a convergent boundary is known as:
subtraction
density
volcanoes
subduction
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At this type of boundary, plates move away from each other
convergent
divergent
transform
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At this type of boundary, plates slide past each other
convergent
divergent
transform
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