Review: Sea-Floor Spreading

Review: Sea-Floor Spreading

6th - 8th Grade

17 Qs

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Review: Sea-Floor Spreading

Review: Sea-Floor Spreading

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-1, HS-ESS1-5

+9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Linda Tarantelli

Used 19+ times

FREE Resource

17 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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Finding________ rocks at mid-ocean ridges is considered evidence for seafloor spreading.
older
younger
denser

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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Oceanic plates are pushed down into the upper mantle in _________ zones.
subduction
divergent
convection

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

New seafloor material is formed at places in Earth’s crust where
rock is broken into pieces as tectonic plates push against each other.
one tectonic plate slides beneath another and is forced downward.
lava flow from volcanic eruptions builds up over many thousands of years.
magma rises from a crack in the oceanic crust.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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Part of the recycling of seafloor material includes its destruction. This happens
through weathering and erosion of exposed rock layers.
as a result of violent and frequent volcanic activity.
at trenches where rock material is subducted.
when elements in rock are rearranged chemically.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Media Image
Examining rocks that form on either side of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge provides evidence that supports the idea of sea-floor spreading.
have higher iron content.
are made up of smaller particles.
become thicker and thicker.
are consistently older.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Media Image
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean is produced is called
Deep-Ocean Trench
Sea-Floor Spreading
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Continental Drift

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Media Image
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor is
Deep-Ocean Trench
Sea-Floor Spreading
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Subduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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