Plate Tectonics Quiz

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Let's test your knowledge on Earth science! Can you identify what the asthenosphere is?
Is it the uppermost layer of the Earth's crust?
Could it be the semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere?
Is it the outermost part of the mantle?
Or is it the block of crust that moves?
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Can you guess what a tectonic plate is?
Is it a block of the Earth's mantle?
Could it be the outermost part of the lithosphere?
Or is it a puzzle piece of the Earth's crust?
Maybe it's a region where subduction occurs?
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ready for a brain teaser? Can you tell me what 'continental drift' is all about?
Is it the process of seafloor spreading?
Could it be the movement of tectonic plates?
Or is it the hypothesis that continents once formed a single landmass?
Maybe it's the formation of mid-ocean ridges?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ready for a time travel? Imagine you could go back 200 million years ago! Can you guess what Pangaea is in that context?
Is it the process of subduction?
Could it be the landmass that existed when all continents were joined?
Maybe it's the boundary between two tectonic plates?
Or is it the process of sea-floor spreading?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ready for a deep dive? Can you tell me what sea-floor spreading is all about?
Is it the process where magma rises toward the surface and solidifies?
Or, is it the movement of tectonic plates horizontally?
Could it be the boundary formed by the collision of two tectonic plates?
Or, is it the process of grinding and pressing against each other?
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ready for a brain teaser? Can you tell me what the Theory of Plate Tectonics is all about?
Is it the theory that explains how large pieces of Earth's outermost layer move and change shape?
Or maybe it's the theory that describes the process of subduction?
Could it be the theory that explains the formation of mid-ocean ridges?
Or is it the theory that describes the movement of tectonic plates horizontally?
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Imagine you're a superhero who can control tectonic plates! What would happen if you start moving them around?
You'd smash them together to form towering mountains
You'd pull them apart to create fresh, new crust
You'd grind them against each other to cause ground-shaking earthquakes
All of these exciting things would happen!
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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