Plates on the Move

Plates on the Move

8th Grade

22 Qs

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Plates on the Move

Plates on the Move

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS3-2, HS-ESS1-5, MS-ESS2-2

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

22 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Ready for a thrilling journey back in time? Imagine we're 60 million years ago. What monumental tectonic plate interaction gave rise to the majestic Mount Everest?

Slip or transform plate boundary

collision or convergent plate boundaries

subduction

spreading or divergent plate boundary

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Why did the mountains form and why do they continue to 'grow'? Hint: what is special about these plates?

Evaluate responses using AI:

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Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Get ready for an adventure! Can you guess which tectonic plate tango gave rise to the majestic Mount Fuji, last erupting in the fiery year of 1707?

slip or transform plate boundary

collision or convergent plate boundary

subduction

spreading or divergent plate boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is subduction? What causes the one plate to move like this?

Evaluate responses using AI:

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

🌋 Get ready for a blast from the past! Can you guess which tectonic plate tango led to the explosive Krakatau eruption in 1883? 🌍💥

slip or transform plate boundary

collision or convergent plate boundary

subduction

spreading or divergent plate boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What was left behind after the eruption of Krakatau and why did this occur?

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OFF

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Ready to shake things up? Guess which tectonic plate tango caused the famous San Francisco shake, rattle, and roll in 1906!

slip or transform plate boundary

collision or convergent plate boundary

subduction

spreading or divergent plate boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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