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Plate Tectonics Review

Authored by Dana Langford

Science

6th - 8th Grade

NGSS covered

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Plate Tectonics Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The Mid-Atlantic ridge is an example of what type of plate boundary?

transform

convergent

Divergent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What parts of the Earth make up the lithosphere?


Group of answer choices

inner and outer core

crust and upper mantle

asthenosphere and mesosphere

crust only

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these statements best describes the Lithosphere?

hard or rigid

has convection currents

is the densest layer

is at the center of the Earth

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do tectonic plates (lithospheric plates) move?

wind currents from the air push on the plates

convection currents in the outer core

convection currents in the asthenosphere

tectonic plates do not move

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement best describes convection currents?

hotter and cooler material rise together and then sink together

hotter material sinks and cooler material rises

cooler material expands and rises

hotter material rises and cooler material sinks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do most geological events, like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, occur?

in the middle of the ocean

at hot spots

along tectonic plate boundaries

on top of mountains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When two plates move apart, what type of boundary forms?

neutral

convergent

divergent

transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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