Plate Tectonics Quiz (2023)

Plate Tectonics Quiz (2023)

6th Grade

22 Qs

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Plate Tectonics Quiz (2023)

Plate Tectonics Quiz (2023)

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, HS-ESS1-5, MS-ESS2-1

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Gabrielle Richardson

Used 3+ times

FREE Resource

22 questions

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

First and last name

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

Period
1
2
3
4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift around 1912. Which of these components is NOT evidence that supports his theory?
Similar plants and animals lived on continents separated by oceans.
All existing continents were once joined into a super continent called Pangaea.
The boundaries of many neighboring continents fit together like a puzzle
The Moon’s gravity and Earth’s spin can move the continents.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

Which event MOST likely takes place as the result of tectonic plate (crustal) movement along transform boundaries?
earthquakes
volcanic activity
mountain building
trenches

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

Which of the following is a result of two continental plates pressing together at a convergent plate boundary for millions of years?
large fields of gravel
a tall mountain chain
large freshwater lakes linked by rivers
an uneven thickness of sedimentary layers

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

What force causes the tectonic plates of Earth to continually move?
conduction from solar heating
convection currents in the mantle
global winds
ocean currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

Which best explains the movement of tectonic plates?
They move several miles each year because of convection within Earth.
They move several centimeters each year because of convection within Earth.
They move several feet each year because of convection within Earth.
They move several kilometers each year because of convection within Earth.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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