Plate tectonics and Earth change
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7th Grade
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Jalen Jones
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Multiple Choice
What is the significance of plate tectonics in shaping Earth's surface?
It helps in the formation of mountains, ocean basins, and earthquakes.
It only affects the weather patterns.
It is responsible for the formation of clouds.
It has no impact on Earth's surface.
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Open Ended
Explain how convection currents in the Earth's mantle contribute to the movement of tectonic plates.
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Multiple Choice
What is the main force responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?
Convection currents in Earth's mantle
Earth's rotation
Gravitational pull from the Moon
Solar energy
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Open Ended
Compare and contrast the movement of plates at divergent and transform boundaries.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements correctly describe a convergent boundary?
Two plates move together
Two plates move apart
Plates slide past each other
Plates do not move
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Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blank: A boundary where two plates move apart is called a
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Multiple Choice
What are the three main types of plate boundaries?
Divergent, Convergent, Transform
Divergent, Subductive, Lateral
Convergent, Lateral, Passive
Transform, Passive, Subductive
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Multiple Choice
Which type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of mountains?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Subduction
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Open Ended
Explain how convection currents in the mantle contribute to the movement of tectonic plates and the formation of mountains.
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Open Ended
What is the main difference between the formation of mountains and the formation of ocean basins as a result of plate tectonics?
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Ocean basins form at
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Multiple Select
Which of the following features are formed at divergent plate boundaries?
Mid-ocean ridges
Mountains
Ocean basins
Earthquakes
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Open Ended
Classify each numbered plate boundary on the map as divergent, convergent, or transform. Also, indicate if you would expect mountain building or ocean basin formation at each location.
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Multiple Choice
Classify each type of plate boundary (transform, divergent, convergent) and indicate whether you would expect to find mountain building and/or ocean basin formation occurring there.
Transform - Mountain: yes, Ocean basin: no
Divergent - Mountain: no, Ocean basin: yes
Convergent - Mountain: yes, Ocean basin: no
Transform - Mountain: no, Ocean basin: yes
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following processes occurs when one plate sinks beneath another at a convergent boundary?
Subduction
Convection
Erosion
Deposition
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Open Ended
Explain how convergent boundaries can lead to the formation of trenches and volcanic mountains.
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Multiple Select
Select all correct statements about the relationship between plate movement and the formation of mountains and ocean basins.
Mountains form when two plates move together.
Ocean basins form when two oceanic plates move apart.
Trenches form when two plates move apart.
Volcanic mountains can form at convergent boundaries.
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Fill in the blank: Ocean basins form from new rock that builds up when two
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The movement of tectonic plates is mainly caused by
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Open Ended
What is one new thing you learned about plate tectonics and Earth's surface today?
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