SOL 5.7 ROCKS FLASHCARD TEST CARDS 21-43

___________ is a boundary where earth's plates move horizontally past each other.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform or sliding

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

_______ is a boundary is where the earth's plates come together.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform or sliding

_________ is a boundary where the earth's plates separate.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform or sliding

A ____________ is a boundary of the earth's plates.

• mountain

• volcano

• fault

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When two plates meet at a fault, the earth's surface stretches and compress. What does this cause?

• earthquake

• volcano

• mountain

• fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

At a convergent boundary, one plate slips beneath another plate and begins to melt. What does this form?

• mountain

• volcano

• earthquake

• fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

At a convergent boundary, the edges of two plates can begin to buckle up. Over time this forms a _____________.

• mountain

• volcano

• earthquake

• fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is formed when two plates move apart and magma from the earth fills the space between the plates?

• mid-ocean ridge

• fault

• earthquake

• continental drift

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the theory scientists believe that continents have moved over the earth's surface over time to their present positions?

• mid-ocean ridge

• fault

• earthquake

• continental drift

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the liquid layer of the earth?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core