Plate Motion/Mechanisms

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8th Grade
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Robert Davidson
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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
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
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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