Convection Plate Tectonics

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Science
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10th Grade
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Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is true?
The colder the rock the less dense it is, so it rises.
The hotter the rock the more dense it is, so it will sink.
The colder the rock, the more dense it is, so it will sink.
The hotter the rocks the less dense it is, so it will sink.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that
the oceanic crust is melting.
the denser ceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust
volcanic islands are forming.
the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
Geologists have long recognized that earthquakes are not randomly distributed on Earth but occur in concentrated areas that coincide with __________ and provide evidence for the theory of ___________ .
mountain ranges; fault zones.
continental borders; supercontinents.
plate boundaries; plate tectonics
areas of liquid magma; sea floor spreading.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called ___________.
seafloor spreading
subduction
continental drift
recycling
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What causes the tectonic plates to continually to move?
Convection currents
Volcanic and seismic activity
Strong winds and storms
Rotation of the solid core
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Mantle convection is the very slow creeping motion of Earth’s solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior to the planet's surface.
Lithosphere
Earthquake
Convection Currents
Core
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the region where two continental plates collide, what geological feature MOST often forms?
an ocean
a volcano
a river valley
a mountain chain
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
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