Plate Tectonics

The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.

• tectonic plates
• faults
• magma
• lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

• Tectonic plates

• Puzzle plates

• Pangaea plates

• Wegner plates

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Plate Boundary

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What is this an example of?

• convergent arcing

• convection current

• subduction

• lithospheric trenching

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Mountains are created when....

• Two continental plates collide
• Two oceanic plates pull apart
• An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate
• Two continental plates pull apart

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3