Plate Tectonics

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The volcanoes located on the Ring of Fire are most likely caused by
seafloor spreading
a transform boundary
a subduction zone
metamorphism
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following does NOT provide evidence for the Theory of Plate Tectonics?
Similar fossils found on different continents
Continents seem to fit together
Traces of glacial activity found on different continents
Different types of rocks found on different continents
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which best describes this diagram?
divergent boundary
subduction zone
transform boundary
volcanic islands forming
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The diagram illustrates that
seafloor spreading occurs at a convergent boundary
the oldest oceanic crust is located far from where the plates are separating
the continents are slowly moving toward each other
the youngest oceanic crust is located far from where it is separating
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The densest layer of Earth is
the lithosphere
the mantle
the core
the crust
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The source of energy that drives or causes tectonic plate movement is
convection currents in the mantle
subduction of oceanic crust
plates grinding past one another
slab pull
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This movement of tectonic plates will MOST likely cause
mountains to form
seafloor spreading
an earthquake
a rift valley
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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