Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

9th - 12th Grade

45 Qs

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Plate Tectonics

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS1-5

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Daniel Gibson

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45 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What does the theory of Continental Drift explain?

Ocean currents move continents around the planet

Convection works deep within the asthenosphere

Mid-ocean ridges force tectonic plates to move

Continents were once together and slowly drifted to where they are today

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Tectonic plates are made of?

The mantle

Continental and oceanic lithosphere

The outer core

The mesosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Where are the youngest rocks on Earth found?

Along mid-ocean ridges

Along transform boundaries

On the edges of the continents

Near ocean trenches

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who was the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift?

Alfred Powell

Harry Hess

Alfred Wegener

Ernest Rutherford

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How far do tectonic plates move each year?

Meters per year

Centimeters per year

Kilometers per year

Feet per year

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Where does seafloor spreading take place?

Convergent boundaries

The continentals shelves

Transform boundary

Mid-ocean ridges

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the driving force behind the movement of the tectonic plates?

Gravity

Convection

Wave motion

Seismic activity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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