Plate Tectonics EL

Plate Tectonics EL

9th - 12th Grade

25 Qs

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Plate Tectonics EL

Plate Tectonics EL

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS1-4, MS-ESS2-2

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jeffrey Hager

Used 2+ times

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

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

Media Image

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

Media Image

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

Media Image

Where would the oldest rock be found?

L

M

N

O

Tags

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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