Zingy Plate Tectonics Quiz

What part of the US has the highest mountains?

• West

• Central

• East

• North

What part of South America has the highest mountains?

• West

• Central

• East

• South

The ​ (a)   and the uppermost part ​ (b)   together are called the ​ (c)  

• Crust
• Land
• mantle
• core
• lithosphere
• tectonic plates

Tectonic Plates have names.

• True

• False

What was Earth's continents combined called?

• Supercontinent

• Pancreas

• Pangea

• Pikachu

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

1. At what speed do plates most commonly move?

• 45 MPH

• 2-4 inches a year

• .65 rotations

• slowly then quickly

How was the ocean floor created?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Evidence of plate tectonics #1: Similar ​ (a)   of the same age on different ​ (b)  

• rock types
• continents
• lithosphere
• mantle
• crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Evidence #2 Presence of similar _____on different continents.

• plates

• Human bones

• rocks

• fossils

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Evidence #3 Continents fit like a_____

• glove

• lego

• sock

• puzzle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3