Plate Motion/Mechanisms

Plate Motion/Mechanisms

8th Grade

21 Qs

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Plate Motion/Mechanisms

Plate Motion/Mechanisms

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS1-5

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Robert Davidson

Used 34+ times

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21 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is not a mechanism for plate motion?

Slab Pull

Seafloor Spreading

Mantle Convection

Earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these describes a location in Earth's surface that contains ground water?

Aquifer

Fault

Boundary

Cross Section

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which fossils are the youngest?

Crinoid

Fern

Gastropod

Trilobite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these laws explains why rock formations that are located higher up are younger, while the older ones are down below?

Law of Superposition

Law of Original Horizontality

Law of Cross Cutting Relationships

Law of Thermodynamics

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The middle of this picture represents a divergent boundary. Which of these numbers represents where the oldest crust is located?

1

2

3

4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these correctly orders the earth's layers from outside in?

Crust, Core, Mantle

Mantle, Crust, Core

Crust, Mantle, Core

Core, Mantle, Crust

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is believed to be primarily liquid?

Asthenosphere

Mesosphere

Outer Core

Inner Core

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