Plate Boundaries

Plate Boundaries

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

7th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS1-5

+2

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does 'convergent' mean in the context of plate boundaries?

Back

Connecting.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Are plate tectonics responsible for many natural disasters on Earth?

Back

True.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of stress occurs at transform boundaries?

Back

Shearing.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Is the lithosphere (crust) of the Earth solid?

Back

False.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a transform boundary?

Back

When plate tectonics slide past each other.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

Back

Convergent, Divergent, and Transform.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What happens at a convergent boundary?

Back

Plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced beneath another.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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