Tectonic Plates

Describe the most likely relationship between these mountains and nearby tectonic plates.

• The mountains are probably formed by earthquakes

• The mountains are probably formed by the movement of glaciers

• The mountains are probably located near the edge of 2 tectonic plates.

• The mountains are probably formed by running water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Is there a pattern to the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes around the globe?

• No, earthquakes and volcanoes are random.

• Yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur near the boundaries of tectonic plates.

• yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur in the middle of tectonic plates.

• No, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur under water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Most earthquakes tend to occur at which location?

• The central regions of very large continents

• Groups of islands farthest from any continents

• The boundaries between continents and oceans

• The steep slopes of the very oldest mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Name this boundary

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform
• Sergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Name the boundary

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• sergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Name the boundary

• convergent
• transform
• divergent
• sergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?

• submarine zone
• divergence zone
• subduction zone
• lower zone

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Which of the following is associated with transform boundary?

• volcanoes
• mountains
• trenches
• earthquakes and fault line

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following land formation occurs at a divergent continental/continental boundary?

• mid-ocean ridge
• deep ocean trench
• Pacific hot spot
• rift valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Mountains form from....

• Plates sliding past one another
• collision of plates
• plates moving away from each other
• none of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3