Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes Quiz

Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes Quiz

6th - 8th Grade

20 Qs

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Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes Quiz

Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS3-2

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jessica Harwell

Used 3+ times

FREE Resource

20 questions

Show all answers

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

Tags

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

Tags

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

Tags

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

Tags

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

Tags

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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