4th 6 Weeks Study Guide

Imagine Aiden and Priya are on a thrilling adventure, exploring different continents. They stumble upon the same kind of fossils in two different continents that are not near each other. This exciting discovery is evidence of _________________.

• Earthquakes

• Plate Tectonic Movement

• Sliding

• Nothing

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Imagine Arjun, Benjamin, and Olivia are on a space adventure! They notice that the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing winter. What would they expect the Hemisphere to be doing?

• Be tilted towards the sun, like a sunflower reaching for light

• Be equal with the Southern Hemisphere, like twins

• Be tilted away from the sun, like a shy person avoiding attention

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Imagine Abigail, Anika, and Oliver are on a thrilling adventure, exploring divergent boundaries. They notice that weathering and erosion are at play. What do you think will happen to the mountains over time?

• They will increase in elevation

• They will spread into other areas

• They will become more steep and jagged

• They will become rounder and less steep

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Imagine Liam, Abigail, and Michael are superheroes, each representing a tectonic plate. They are trying to understand how Newton’s Laws impact their movement, specifically when they are subducting. Can you help them figure it out?

• They converge because the forces between them are balanced, just like a perfect superhero team

• They diverge due to balanced forces, like when they need to cover more ground

• They form folded mountains and volcanoes because of balanced forces, like creating barriers to protect the city

• They converge because of unbalanced forces, like when a powerful villain pushes them together

• Unbalanced forces cause subduction, like when one superhero has to go underground to investigate

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Imagine Aria, Benjamin, and Luna are astronauts exploring the cosmos. They notice a neap tide on a distant planet. This means that the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in what position?

• In a straight line, like a cosmic conga!

• At a 90 degree angle, forming a cosmic right angle!

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Imagine Grace, Lily, and Hannah are astronauts exploring the cosmos. They notice a phenomenon called a spring tide. What does this mean?

• The Sun, Earth, & Moon are aligned in a straight line

• The Sun, Earth, & Moon are at a 90 degree angle

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Aria, Samuel, and David are on a thrilling adventure to understand plate tectonics. They come across a place where two continental plates converge. They are excited to know what this type of convergent boundary forms. Can you help them?

• A deep trench

• Massive folded mountains

• An expansive ocean basin

Imagine Ava, Aria, and James are on a thrilling adventure, exploring the depths of the ocean. They come across a divergent boundary with 2 oceanic plates. What do they discover it forms?

• A mysterious trench

• Massive folded mountains

• An expansive ocean basin

Arjun and Anika are on a thrilling adventure to explore the mysteries of the ocean. They come across a convergent boundary with 2 oceanic plates. What do they discover?

• A mysterious trench

• Massive folded mountains

• An expansive ocean basin

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Imagine Arjun, Kai, and Zoe are playing a game of tug-of-war. For them to move the rope in their favor, the forces must be _______________.

• Balanced

• Unbalanced

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