Plate Tectonics Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What evidence is there for plate tectonics?
Topographic maps that show elevation.
Evidence from drilling into the Earth.
Satellite images that show the outlines of the plates.
The geologic events that occur at plate boundaries such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens in a subduction zone?
Two plates slide past each other and cause earthquakes.
Two plates come together of different densities and one sinks under the other and melts.
Two oceanic plates diverge and create a ridge.
Two continental plates collide and form mountains.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the creation of new crust at divergent oceanic boundaries called?
Seafloor spreading
Subduction zones
Volcanic island arcs
Faulting
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the three main types of plate boundaries that exist?
Confine, define, and translate
Convergent, divergent, and transform
Contingent, defendant, and transcribe
Complete, deplete, and transplant
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which boundary is characterized by the creation of volcanic mountain ranges?
Convergent boundaries
Divergent boundaries
Transform boundaries
All plate boundaries
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of plate boundary exists in California along the San Andreas fault?
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
All plate boundaries
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which boundary is characterized by the creation of a mid-ocean ridge?
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
All plate boundaries
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