Plate Tectonics

Front

What causes the volcanoes on the Ring of Fire?

Back

a subduction zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

Which of the following does NOT provide evidence for the Theory of Plate Tectonics?

• Similar fossils found on different continents
• Continents seem to fit together
• Traces of glacial activity found on different continents
• Different types of rocks found on different continents

Back

Different types of rocks found on different continents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Front

Which best describes this diagram? Options: divergent boundary, subduction zone, transform boundary, volcanic islands forming

Back

subduction zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

The diagram illustrates that

Back

the oldest oceanic crust is located far from where the plates are separating

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

The densest layer of Earth is

Options: the lithosphere, the mantle, the core, the crust

Back

the core

Front

What is the source of energy that drives tectonic plate movement?

Back

convection currents in the mantle

Front

This movement of tectonic plates will MOST likely cause:

• mountains to form
• seafloor spreading
• an earthquake
• a rift valley

Back

an earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

Back

convection currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

The Earth's surface is divided into

Back

oceanic and continental plates

Front

Why does the continental crust rise over the oceanic crust?

Back

The continental crust is less dense.