Earth's Layers, Plates, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes

Earth's Layers, Plates, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes

7th Grade

15 Qs

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Earth's Layers, Plates, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes

Earth's Layers, Plates, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-1

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

One feature of a divergent boundary.

seafloor spreading

mountain chains

earthquakes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What happens when two plates move apart?

a new plate from underneath fills in the gap created by the plates moving apart

sand and dirt fill in the gap created by the plates moving apart

water fills in the gap created by the plates moving apart

soft, solid rock from underneath the plates rises up and hardens, adding solid rock to the edges of both plates.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What happens when two plates are moving toward each other?

The plates hit each other and break into pieces making sand.

One plate goes underneath the other plate into the soft rock below.

The plates push against each other, making the edges bend upward.

One plate goes underneath the other plate into the ocean below.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which terms describe this plate boundary?

divergent

convergent

mid ocean ridge

trench

rising

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is true about the Earth's outer layer?

it is made of hard, solid rock

it is made of soft, solid rock

it is broken in plates

it is broken in mantle

it is moving at a slow rate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Earth's plates are moving at an average rate of

10 cm per year

1 kilometer per year

3 kilometers per year

3 cm per year

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the effect of plates moving?

volcanoes

earthquakes

tornadoes

both volcanoes and earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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