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A Closer Look At Plate Boundaries (Iceland and Chile)

A Closer Look At Plate Boundaries (Iceland and Chile)

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Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-3, MS-ESS2-2

+9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Robert Davidson

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8 Slides • 6 Questions

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A Closer Look At Plate Boundaries

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​Read the article(s)

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The following questions will refer to "Iceland's Hotspot" Article Reading

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Multiple Choice

What kind of boundary runs through Iceland?

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Oceanic - Oceanic Convergent

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Oceanic - Continental Convergent

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Continental - Continental Convergent

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Divergent

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Multiple Choice

What causes the extra volcanic activity on Iceland?

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It's on a hotspot

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Large number of earthquakes

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Convergent Boundary

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Hot climate

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Multiple Choice

What is the GIFR and how was it formed?

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A ridge formed by the divergent boundary

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A ridge formed by the Iceland Plume

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A trench formed by a convergent boundary

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A ridge formed by a transform boundary

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The following question will refer to "Journey to a Plate Boundary" Article Reading

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Multiple Choice

What is in between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate (on the boundary)?

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A large gap down to the mantle

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A big trench

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Soft solid rock forming new crust

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A new ocean

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The following questions will refer to "Two Types of Plate Boundaries" Article Reading

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Multiple Choice

What kind of boundary is near Chile?

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Oceanic - Continental Convergent Boundary

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Continental - Continental Convergent Boundary

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Divergent Boundary

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Transform

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Multiple Select

What landforms are produced near Chile because of the convergent boundary?

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Trench

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Mountains

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Volcanoes

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​Cross Sections

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​Continental - Continental Convergent

​Oceanic - Continental Convergent

Transform

Divergent

​Cross Sections

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