Plate Tectonics and Landforms

What type of stress is shown in the picture above?

• fold

• tension

• shear stress

• compressions

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

This layer of the Earth is divided into large, moving pieces called tectonic plates.

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

• core

• continent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Why do folded mountain belts sometimes form at convergent plate boundaries?

• because subducted oceanic lithosphere melts and rises as magma to Earth's surface.

• because the rock is tretched apart and breaks, which allows magma to rise to Earth's surface

• because convergent plate boundaries occur above hot spots

• because rock is compressed and forced upward

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The bending and breaking of rock, which causes th features of Earth to change shape and size.

• volcano

• earthquake

• deformation

• plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What can cause a chain of volcanic islands to form far from plate boundaries (Hawaiian Islands)?

• rifting

• hot spots

• folding

• subduction

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What type of plate boundary causes tension on the surface of the Earth. This tension leads to thinning of hte surface of the Earth.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

On which type of plate would you find thinner, denser rock?

• oceanic plate

• continental plate

• lithospheric plate

• rocks on all plates have the same thickness and density

What type of boundary is illustrated in the image above?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which plate boundary is associated with stress compression?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

Which plate boundary is associated with stress tension?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform