Plate Boundaries and Landforms

Plate Boundaries and Landforms

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-1, HS-ESS1-5

+1

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

Back

Convergent, Divergent, and Transform.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a tectonic plate?

Back

A tectonic plate is a large slab of crust and upper mantle that moves over the earth's surface.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at a convergent boundary between two oceanic plates?

Back

Island arcs and deep ocean trenches.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What occurs at a divergent boundary?

Back

New oceanic crust is created as tectonic plates move apart.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a transform boundary?

Back

A transform boundary is where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What geological features are typically found at a convergent boundary between an oceanic plate and a continental plate?

Back

Trenches and volcanoes.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the process of subduction?

Back

Subduction is the process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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