Divergent Plate Boundaries

Divergent Plate Boundaries

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Divergent Plate Boundaries

Divergent Plate Boundaries

Assessment

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Biology

9th - 12th Grade

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Gail Rodriguez

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens at divergent plate boundaries?

Plates move towards each other

No significant movement occurs

Plates move away from each other

Plates slide past each other

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the lithosphere made of?

Only the Earth's crust

Only the solid part of the mantle

The Earth's crust and the solid part of the mantle

The Earth's crust and the entire mantle

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do hot spots form according to the video?

Due to the movement of tectonic plates

By convection currents in the mantle

All of the above

Through mantle plumes at the core-mantle boundary

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the crust to start cracking at a divergent boundary?

Cooling of the magma

Pressure from below by hot magma

Gravitational forces

Erosion by water

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What analogy is used to explain the process of rift formation?

A loaf of bread baking

Ice cracking

A glass breaking

A balloon expanding

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a rift valley?

A valley formed by the erosion of water

A valley formed by the convergence of tectonic plates

A valley formed by the movement of glaciers

A valley formed by the divergence of tectonic plates

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the African Rift Valley an example of?

A transform plate boundary

A divergent plate boundary

A convergent plate boundary

A subduction zone

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