The Theory of Plate Tectonics

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Science
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6th Grade
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Sarah Bullock
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
Spreading boundary (divergent)
Sliding boundary (transform)
Colliding boundary (convergent)
plate
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
Spreading boundary (divergent)
Sliding boundary (transform)
Colliding boundary (convergent)
plate
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
Spreading boundary (divergent)
Sliding boundary (transform)
Colliding boundary (convergent)
plate
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
a section of the lithosphere (crust) that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust
Spreading boundary (divergent)
Sliding boundary (transform)
Colliding boundary (convergent)
plate
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
a break in Earth's crust where masses of rock slip past each other
fault
rift valley
scientific theory
Theory of Plate Tectonics
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
a deep valley on land that forms where two plates move apart
fault
rift valley
scientific theory
Theory of Plate Tectonics
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations
fault
rift valley
scientific theory
Theory of Plate Tectonics
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