Tectonic Plates and Earth's Structure Amplify
Authored by Charles Martinez
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement best describes Earth's outer layer?
Earth's outer layer is made up of a soft solid material.
Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock.
Earth's outer layer is a combination of sand, soft rock and water.
Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock or water; it depends on where you go.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The team is drilling underground at sites 1 and 2. Where will the team find hard, solid rock?
They will find hard, solid rock below site 1. At site 2, they will find water and sand.
They will find hard, solid rock below site 2. At site 1, they will find plants and soil.
They will find hard, solid rock below both sites.
They will find hard solid rock at neither of these sites; they will find water below both of them.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Earth's plates are a __________ solid material. Earth's mantle is a ________ solid material.
Soft; hard
Hard; soft
Soft; soft
Hard; hard
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Dr. Mendoza and his team are studying two plates that are far apart from each other. However, these two plates used to be next to each other. What happened to the gap that was created by the plates moving apart?
Sand and dirt filled in the gap.
Soft, solid rock from underneath the plates rose and hardened, adding new solid rock.
A new plate from underneath filled in the gap.
Ocean water filled in the gap.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
"Converge" means...
To drift apart
To move towards each other
To slip by each other
To stop
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
"Diverge" means...
To move in different directions
To move towards each other
To slip past something
To stop
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The plate boundary shown in the image is a ______ boundary because...
Convergent; the plates are moving away from each other.
Convergent; the plates are moving towards each other.
Divergent; the plates are moving towards each other.
Divergent; the plates are moving away from each other.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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