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Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

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Science

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8th Grade

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

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Darlene Whitman

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12 Slides • 15 Questions

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Name the boundary
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convergent
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transform
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divergent
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subduction

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Multiple Choice

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What type of boundary is shown at A?
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transform
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convergent
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divergent
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subduction

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What type of plate boundary is this?
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Transform
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Convergent
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Divergent
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Plate

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Multiple Choice

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A map is provided that presents information on a certain region of the Earth. Based on the information on the map, at which location are mountains most likely to form?

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A

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B

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C

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D

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Multiple Choice

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In sea-floor spreading, new crust is added at a

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mid-ocean ridge

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magnetic stripe

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

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Labelling

A long chain of undersea mountains

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mid ocean ridge

sea floor spreading

oceanic plates

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Multiple Choice

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Which of these events can ONLY happen on a DIVERGENT BOUNDARY?

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Rift Valley

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Mountain

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A peninsula

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An Insanely complex, long answer that you will click out of instinct.

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Match

Match the following

A process that involves a lithosphere plate sinking into the mantle.

A lithosphere plate boundary where 2 plates move apart

A lithosphere plate boundary where 2 plates come together

A lithosphere plate boundary where 2 plates slide by each other

Subduction

Divergent Boundary

Convergent Boundary

Transform Boundary

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Hotspot

Which area shows a rift valley forming?

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Hotspot

Which area shows an ocean trench forming?

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Hotspot

Which two areas show divergent plate boundaries?

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Multiple Select

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What landform would most likely form at this plate boundary? Choose 2 correct answers.

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mountains

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volcanoes

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trenches

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mid-ocean ridges

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What type of boundary is the diagram showing and what is likely to occur?
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convergent boundary forming earthquakes
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convergent boundary forming volcanoes
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transform boundary forming volcanoes
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transform boundary forming earthquakes

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Multiple Choice

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The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called ___________.

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seafloor spreading

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subduction

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continental drift

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recycling

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