Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes Quiz
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6th - 8th Grade
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Jessica Harwell
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What causes the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?
The Earth's core spinning
Gravitational pull from the Sun
Convection currents in the Earth's mantle
The Moon’s gravitational forces
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What happens when plates move apart at a divergent boundary?
Mountains form
Earthquakes occur
Rift valleys or mid-ocean ridges are formed
Plates slide past each other
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is the result when two tectonic plates collide at a convergent boundary?
Volcanoes form
One plate may sink beneath the other, creating a subduction zone
Earthquakes stop happening
Plates pull apart
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
How do mountains form?
When plates pull apart at divergent boundaries
When plates collide and push together at convergent boundaries
When magma pushes through the surface
When plates slide past each other
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What happens when tectonic plates slide past each other?
Volcanoes form
Earthquakes happen due to stress building up along faults
Mountains are created
Subduction zones form
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is stress in the Earth's crust?
A type of volcanic eruption
The force that moves rocks when plates shift
The shaking of the ground during an earthquake
The movement of magma beneath the Earth’s surface
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What does tension stress cause when plates move apart?
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Rift valleys
Mountains
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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