Plate Tectonics Review

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

An oceanic-oceanic or oceanic-continental convergent boundary occurs with

• trenches

• mid ocean ridges

• the tallest mountains

• rift valleys

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

• Fossils

• Mountains

• Glaciers

• living plants and animals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What type of plate boundary creates a rift valley?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of plate boundary makes a mid-ocean ridge?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When two tectonic plates collide, what can form?

• a trench

• a mid-ocean ridge

• a rift valley

• a hot spot

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This theory states that Earth's  plates move on top of the mantle at a slow and constant rate due to convection currents

• plate tectonics
• continental drift
• seafloor spreading
• pangaea

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What occurs when two plates come together and the denser plate is forced under and back into the mantle?

• reduction

• conduction

• subduction

• convection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What transfer of energy drives tectonic plate movement?

• gravity

• coriolis effect

• convection currents

• the earth's magnetic core

Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?

• at plate boundaries

• evenly distributed over the Earth

• in the middle of continents

• in the middle of plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2