Plate Tectonics & Topography Review

This is an example of -

• convergent
• divergent
• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is an example of -

• convergent
• divergent
• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What feature is formed at B?

• river
• rift valley
• sink hole
• mountain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What do close contour lines represent on a map?

• waterfall
• steep area
• gradual area
• river

What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?

• waterfall
• steep area
• gentle slope
• river

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NGSS.4-ESS2-2

What feature is at the arrow?

• volcano
• mountain
• cliff
• river

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which type of plate boundary would cause folded mountains to form? 

• transform
• convergent
• divergent
• subduction

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge were both created by this type of plate boundary. 

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The youngest rocks on the seafloor are most likely found...

• closest to a mid-ocean ridge
• farthest from a mid-ocean ridge
• near the coastlines
• closest to a deep sea trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The layer of Earth that is found directly below the lithosphere is called the -

• asthenosphere.
• inner core.
• outer core.
• crust.