2.2.6 Plate Tectonics Explained
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7th Grade
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Angelica Rodriguez Leon
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When did the scientific community widely accept the theory that Earth's crust is broken into moving fragments called tectonic plates?
Early 1800s
Late 19th century
1960s
Present day
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the common simplified explanation for why tectonic plates move?
They are pushed by volcanic eruptions.
They are carried along on currents in the upper mantle.
They slide due to gravitational pull from the moon.
They are propelled by magnetic forces from Earth's core.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What observation suggests that tectonic plates are not merely passively riding on mantle currents like suitcases on a baggage claim belt?
The varying sizes of tectonic plates.
The presence of deep ocean trenches.
Some plates move faster than the mantle currents beneath them.
The consistent speed of all tectonic plates.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What process describes an oceanic plate bending and sliding under another plate, pulling the rest of the plate along with it?
Ridge push
Mantle convection
Slab pull
Continental drift
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Are Earthquakes a fast or slow change?
Slow
Faster
6.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Organize these options into the right categories
Groups:
(a) Faster
,
(b) Slow
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