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A #MiddleSchool #Science Quiz quiz about #PlateTectonics
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What is NOT a type of plate boundary
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Subversive
2
What is the thick layer of the Earth that made if semi molten rock is called?
Crust
Outer Core
Inner Core
Mantle
3
What is a "hotspot"
Volcanism in the middle of a plate
Volcanism at the edge of a plate
A place where earthquakes and Tsunamis occur
Volcanism in between two plates
4
What type of heat transfer drives the plate motion?
Radiation
Convection
Conduction
5
At a convergent boundary, plates
Move past each other
Move apart
don't move
Come together
6
Convection currents in the mantle are driven by heat from what section of Earth?
Atmosphere
Crust
Core
Mantle
7
Giant sections of the Earth’s crust are called what
Crusts
Plates
Continents
Oceans
8
What is the outer section of the Earth is called?
Outer Core
Inner Core
Crust
Mantle
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At a divergent boundary, plates
Move apart
don't move
Come together
Move past each other
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At a transform boundary, plates
Move past each other
don't move
Come together
Move apart
