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Tectonic Plates Stemscopes

Authored by Charles Martinez

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Tectonic Plates Stemscopes
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Africa and the surrounding oceanic crust.

African plate
Volcanic eruption
South American plate
Mountain building

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Antarctica and the surrounding oceanic crust.

Antarctic plate
Transform boundary
Earthquake
Crustal rock material

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Occurs when two tectonic plates move toward one another.

Convergent boundary
Tectonic plates
Spreading ridges
Indo-Australian plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Can be either oceanic, which is thin and dense, or continental, which is thick and less dense.

Crustal rock material
Subduction
Tectonic plates
Convergent boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The amount of matter in a given space or volume; oceanic crust is thinner, but denser, than continental crust.

Density of plates
Spreading ridges
Divergent boundary
Eurasian plate

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.

Divergent boundary
South American plate
African plate
Pacific plate

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; frequent occurrences along all types of plate boundaries.

Earthquake
Plate boundary
Subduction
Antarctic plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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