Plate Tectonics

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The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

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convergent boundary.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type of boundary is it? Options: Converging, Diverging, Transform, Sea Floor Spreading

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Transform

Front

Where would the oldest rock be found? Options: L, M, N, O

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O

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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When two continental crusts push together at a convergent boundary, what do they create?

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mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Why isn't one of the plates subducted when two continental crusts converge?

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The density is the same.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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What causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

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Convection currents in the mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What type of event will occur at this boundary? Options: Earthquake, Volcano Eruption, Tornado, Mountain Building

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Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What geologic process formed the Himalayas?

two continental plates converging

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an earthquake in a subduction zone

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a tectonic plate moving over a hot spot

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movement at a transform fault boundary

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two continental plates converging

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Los Angeles and San Francisco are cities on opposite sides of the San Andreas transform boundary. Suggest how both cities will be like at some point in future.

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Side by side somewhere between them now

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

Which type of crust is more dense?

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oceanic