Plate Tectonics Practice

The observation that the continents fit together like puzzle pieces, and may once have been connected, led Alfred Wegener to propose a theory called

• continental plowing.

• continental drift.

• wandering continents.

• shape matching of continents.

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Subduction is when

• earthquakes occur along a transform boundary.

• new crust is formed.

• one plate slides under another.

• new islands are formed.

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The mid-ocean ridge occurs along a

• convergent boundary where new crust is formed.

• transform boundary where crust is subducted.

• divergent boundary where seafloor spreading takes place.

• divergent boundary where subduction takes place.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where would the oldest rock be found?

• L
• M
• N
• O

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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What type of plate boundary is this?

• Transform
• Convergent
• Divergent
• Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Two plates collide at _____________________ boundaries.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How are these two plates moving?

• converging

• diverging

• sliding past each other

• not moving

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following shows a convergent boundary?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Which of the following shows a divergent boundary?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Which of the following shows a transform boundary?

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