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Plate Tectonics (Pivot Interactive)

Plate Tectonics (Pivot Interactive)

Assessment

Presentation

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Easy

NGSS
HS-ESS1-5, HS-ESS2-1, HS-ESS2-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Megan Ghothane

Used 4+ times

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16 Slides • 12 Questions

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Plate Tectonics (Pivot Interactive)

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What does heat do when convection currents are moving?

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Sinks

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Rises

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Stays in place

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The lithosphere combines which two layers?

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Asthenosphere & Crust

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Crust & upper part of mantel

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Mantel & Asthenosphere

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What is the name of the layer that contains the upper layer of the upper mantle and crust?

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Asthenosphere

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Mesosphere

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Lithosphere

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Transosphere

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Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
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Continental crust
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oceanic crust
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Asthenosphere
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Lithosphere

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Oceanic crust is made of ______

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Granite

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Basalt

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Cookies

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Water

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Continental crust is made of _______

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Flowers and grass

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Basalt

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Granite

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Crust

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What geological feature would an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary create?

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volcanic mountains

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mountains

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volcanic islands

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What geological feature would an oceanic-continental convergent boundary create?

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volcanic mountains

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mountains

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volcanic islands

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What geological feature would an continental-continental convergent boundary create?

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volcanic mountains

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mountains

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volcanic islands

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When one plate forces it's way under another plate.

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convection

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boundary

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subduction

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At which plate boundary are earthquakes the strongest? Be specific!!

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Where do volcanoes form? How do they form? 

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Plate Tectonics (Pivot Interactive)

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