Openscied Plate Tectonics

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Continental plates are ___________ and ____________ than oceanic plates.
Thicker; denser
Thinner; less dense
Thicker ; less dense
Thinner ; denser
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which type of plate boundary produces earthquakes?
Convergent Plate Boundary
Divergent Plate Boundary
Transform Plate Boundary
All options are correct
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following statement is FALSE about the oceanic plate and continental plate?
The oceanic plate is denser than the continental plate.
The oceanic plate is mainly made up of basalt rocks, while the composition of the continental plate is granite rocks.
The continental plate is thinner than the oceanic plate.
Both oceanic and continental plates are plates that come together, spread apart, and interact at boundaries all over the planet.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The formation of the Himalayas is considered as the result of the collision between __________.
Two continental plates
Two oceanic plates
Two different lithospheric plates
Transform plates
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Theory of Continental Drift was ____________
Based on the observations of the distribution of rock types, fossils, and structures in some continents.
Accepted by most geologists during Wegener’s lifetime.
Based on marine fossils and basalt.
suggested that the original land forms were large islands.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Plates move at a rate of about 10 cm per ______.
century
year
month
hour
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Convergence of two continental plates causes formation of _________.
Mid-ocean ridges
Rift valleys
Mountain chains
Island arcs
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