Dynamic Earth Quiz

Imagine you're a deep-sea explorer, diving into the depths of the ocean. Can you tell us what the process is called when new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge?

• Is it the Lava dance?

• Could it be the Magma movement?

• Or is it the Seafloor spreading?

• Maybe it's the Volcanic arc?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Can you guess the name of the supercontinent that started to split into pieces around 200 million years ago? It's a fun fact!

• Pangaea

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Seafloor spreading

• Volcanic arc

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Imagine you're a time-traveling geologist! What would you say was Wegener's big idea about the continents?

• Continents were once huddled together in a giant supercontinent

• Continents were born out of massive volcanic eruptions

• Continents were sculpted by weathering and erosion over time

• Continents have always been chilling in their current spots

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Ready for a deep dive into oceanography? Can you tell us what the term is for a long, narrow mountain range that's chilling out on the ocean floor?

• Is it Pangaea?

• Could it be an Ocean trench?

• What about a Mid-ocean ridge?

• Or is it a Volcano?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Imagine you're a deep-sea explorer! Can you tell me what the deep, underwater trough created by one plate subducting under another plate is called?

• Seafloor spreading

• Magma

• Ocean trench

• Fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Imagine you're a daring explorer, journeying to the center of the Earth. What would you call the fiery, molten rock you encounter beneath the Earth's surface?

• Lava

• Magma

• Plate tectonics

• Earthquake

Imagine you're a daring explorer, venturing into the heart of a volcano! What would you call the magma that bravely bursts out onto Earth's surface?

• Lava

• Magma

• Fault

• Tsunami

Imagine you're a daring explorer, journeying to the center of the Earth! On your adventure, you come across a theory that suggests Earth's surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that move with respect to each other. What is this theory called?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3