Plate Tectonics EL

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9th - 12th Grade
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Jeffrey Hager
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______
convection
Conduction
subduction
continental drift
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.
subduction
deep ocean trenches
sea-floor spreading
plate tectonics
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______
transform
divergent
convergent
rift valley
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The place where two plates come together is known as a _______
divergent boundary
transform boundary
convergent boundary
rift valley
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where would the oldest rock be found?
L
M
N
O
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
Mantle
Crust
Inner Core
Outer Core
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