2020 Plate Boundaries

Identify the type of plate boundary found at letter Z.

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Mantle Hot Spot

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What are the names of the tectonic plates on each side of the Bouvet Hot Spot?

• African and Sandwich Plates

• African and Antarctic Plates

• South American and African Plates

• South American and Sandwich Plates

Which location is on a major rift valley?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Compared to the relative age of the surface oceanic bedrock at location C, what is the relative age of the surface oceanic bedrock at D?

• They are the same age

• Bedrock at D is older than C.

• Bedrock at C is older than D.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is a large ocean wave that is produced by an offshore earthquake that is hazardous to humans living along the west coast of South America?

• Mantle Hot Spot

• Pyroclastic Flow

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is one emergency action that should be taken to avoid loss of life when a warning for an approaching large wave is given?

• Panic!

• Grab your surfboard!

• Get a life jacket!

• Get to higher ground!

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which cross section correctly shows the inferred movement of material in the asthenosphere beneath the Mid-Atlantic Ridge? X = North American Plate Y = African plate

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

In what layer of the Earth does convection occur to drive the movement of tectonic plates?

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Stiffer Mantle

• Asthenosphere

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Which cross section shows the inferred movement of material in the asthenosphere beneath the Juan de Fuca Plate and the North American Plate?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A matching pattern of magnetic reversals (anomalies) on either side of a mid-ocean ridge supports the idea of

• seafloor spreading

• a flat Earth

• the Big Bang

• volcanic hot spots

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3