
Tectonic Plates and Ocean Crust

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9th - 10th Grade
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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main reason geologists began to accept the theory of continental drift in the 1960s?
A sudden change in Earth's climate
The discovery of new continents
Mounting evidence of tectonic plate movement
The invention of the microscope
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary force that moves tectonic plates according to the simplified explanation?
Ocean waves
Wind currents
Magnetic fields
Currents in the upper mantle
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why can't tectonic plates be simply riding on mantle currents?
The currents are too weak
They are not in contact with the mantle
Some plates move faster than the currents
They are too heavy
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which tectonic plate is mentioned as moving faster than the mantle beneath it?
African Plate
Nazca Plate
Eurasian Plate
Pacific Plate
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens when an oceanic plate collides with another plate?
It stops moving
It floats on top
It bends and slides under the other plate
It breaks into smaller pieces
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What geological feature marks the location where oceanic crust plunges downward?
Mountain ranges
Volcanoes
Ocean trenches
Deserts
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do sunken slabs of ocean crust affect mantle convection?
They have no effect
They block and redirect the flow of rock
They enhance the flow of rock sideways
They stop the convection process
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