Unit 7 Plate tectonics

What causes the motion of the plates?

• Convection in the outer core

• Magnetic reversals

• Energy from the Sun

• Convection in the mantle

What is a divergent plate boundary?

• A boundary between two plates that are moving apart
• A boundary between two plates that are crashing together
• A boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
• A boundary between two plates that are not moving

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What feature forms near divergent boundaries between two pieces of oceanic crust?

• Mid-ocean ridge
• Non-volcanic mountain
• Continental rift valley
• Trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What feature forms near divergent boundaries between two pieces of continental crust?

• continental rift valley
• non-volcanic mountain
• mid-ocean ridge
• canyon

What process takes place at the trenches?

• convergent boundaries

• subduction

• earthquakes

• mountain ranges

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Plate Boundary

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart
• Come together
• Slide past each other
• subducting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3