Plate Tectonics SSA Worksheet Review

The “Ring of Fire” is an area along the edge of the Pacific Ocean with many volcanoes. Most of the volcanoes are formed as a result of one tectonic plate sliding under another. Which of these geological areas is where rock is recycled by one tectonic plate sliding underneath another tectonic plate?

• Rift Valley

• Strike-slip fault

• Subduction Zone

• Divergent Boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

If the locations of earthquakes over the past 10 years were plotted on a world map, which of the following would be observed?

• Earthquakes occur with the same frequency everywhere on Earth.

• Earthquakes generally occur along the edges of tectonic plates.

• Earthquakes most frequently occur near the middle of continents.

• Earthquakes do not seem to occur in any consistent pattern.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

1. The Himalayan Mountains are some of the highest

mountain peaks in the world. They are located

in the northeast portion of India. They

are at the plate boundary between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian

Plate. These mountains are the are a

result of which type of boundary?

• A divergent plate boundary

• A transform fault

• A subduction zone

• A convergent plate boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The surface of the Earth is made of several tectonic plates that move at a very slow rate. What causes the plates to move?

• explosions within the

  Earth's mantle

• convection currents within the Earth's mantle

• expansion of the

  Earth's core pushing on the tectonic plates

• contraction of the Earth's core pulling on the tectonic plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

what best describes the outer core

• solid
• liquid
• viscous
• gas

The Earth is made up of several different layers, and each layer has different properties. Which layer of the Earth is the least dense?

• the mantle

• the crust

• the molten core

• the solid core

The Earth is made up of several large, slow-moving tectonic plates that sometimes cause earthquakes. Which layer of the Earth contains these large plates?

• lithosphere

• mantle

• molten core

• solid core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the thickets layer of the Earth

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

The oldest rocks on Earth are found in Canada near the center of the North American Plate. Where would be the most likely place to find very young rocks?

• in Northern India,

  where the plates are colliding

• in the Hawaiian Islands, where a plate passes over a hot spot

• in Southern

  California, where two plates are sliding past each other

• in the middle of the South American Plate, where there is no plate boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Why is the Inner Core Solid

• unknown
• what its made of
• pressure
• extreme heat