Plate Motion: Plate Boundaries

Front

At a ________________ boundary, the plates are moving toward each other. Options: convergent, cnvrgnt, convrgnt, converging, converges

Back

convergent, cnvrgnt, convrgnt, converging, converges

Front

At this kind of boundary magma rises and adds new crust at the edges of the plates.

Back

mid-ocean ridge

Front

Madagascar is an island off the coast of Africa that formed because of a: rift, convergence, subduction, mid-ocean ridge.

Back

rift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

When two plates slide past each other, what kind of boundary do they form? Options: transform boundary, trnsfarm boundry, transform, trunsform bndary, trensfarm bowndary

Back

transform boundary

Front

Mid-ocean ridges are ___________ boundaries.

Back

divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

When plates diverge at mid-ocean ridges or volcanos form at subduction zones, __________ rises from the asthenosphere to the surface. Options: magma, mgma, mogma, mugme, megma

Back

magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

When two plates converge on land, they form _______.

Back

mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

When subduction happens, which plate will go under the other plate?

Back

the denser one

Front

At subduction zones, a deep _______ forms under the ocean. Options: trench, trnch, tranch, trunch, tronch

Back

trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

The Cascadia subduction zone is what formed the Cascade ________ __________.

Back

mountain range

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3