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O'Connor's Tectonic plates review

Authored by Lisa O'Connor

Science

6th - 8th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 85+ times

O'Connor's Tectonic plates review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A set of large waves that wash to shore after an underwater earthquake is called

Volcano

Storm Surge

Hurricane

Tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The area where the two plates touch or interact is called the

boundary

border

front

atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is the type of liquid that forms *extrusive* igneous rocks

water

silicon

lava

mantle

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

These are the giant pieces of the Earth’s crust that move.

Tectonic plates

Earthquakes

Mountains

Pangaea

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The type of liquid rock that is still under the Earth's surface

lava

magma

fire

igneous

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is the name used to describe the giant super continent that existed millions of years ago.

Panama

Paleontology

Pangaea

Pamela

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is the name used to describe when the ground shakes violently because the tectonic plates move.

Fault line

P and S waves

Earthquake

Tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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