Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes

Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes

Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

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

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The upper layer of the mantle is said to be thicker than the lower mantle, but not solid rock like crust. The tectonic plates rest on this layer and it is responsible for the movement of those plates. What is the name of this layer?

crust

asthenosphere

outer core

inner core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

Tectonic plates

Puzzles

Earthquakes

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

Divergent

Convergent

Transform

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Scientists think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates are caused by convection currents, that are located in the _________?

outer core

inner core

mantle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The place where old crust is pushed down into a trench is called what?

subduction

convection current

deep-ocean trench

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Two plates move toward each other at what?

convergent boundary

transform boundary

divergent boundary

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Look at the image. The South American and Nasca plate are moving together. Which type of boundary is this? 

divergent

convergent

transform fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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