Plate Tectonics

This image represents this type of boundary

• Divergent
• Transform
• Convergent
• Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

At a divergent boundary, tectonic plates move in what way? 

• Tectonic plates move towards each other
• Tectonic plates slide past each other
• Tectonic plates move up and down
• Tectonic plates move away from each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

 A land feature that is produced at a convergent boundary is

• a valley
• an ocean
• a canyon
• a volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is a tectonic plate?

• A piece of the Earth's crust
• A piece of Earth's mantle
• A piece of Earth's core
• A piece of Earth's Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form

• Transform
• Convergent
• Divergent
• Reform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Name the boundary

• convergent
• transform
• divergent
• subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Transform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?

• volcanoes
• deep sea trenches
• underwater mountain ranges
• earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The outer layer of the Earth is called the __________.

• core
• crust
• mantle
• plates

The liquid layer below the Earth's crust is the

• core
• lava
• magma
• mantle

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Move away from each other
• Come together
• Slide past each other
• Slide beneath one another

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3