Plate Tectonics, Bathymetry, & Earthquakes Test Review

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

• Tectonic plates
• Puzzles
• Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.

• Ring of Earth

• Ring of Fire

• Mariana Trench

• Challenger

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

________________ measures the strength of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10.

• Seismometer
• Richter Scale
• Magnitude
• Seismology

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Slide/Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Slide/Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Identify the Major Plate labeled J

• African Plate
• Antarctic Plate
• Pacific Plate
• Eurasian Plate 

The 2011 Pacific Ocean tsunami was caused by a shift in two plates at the Japan trench. It pushed one section of the sea floor under another section of the sea floor. What type of boundary is this?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Tectonic plates are made of?

• The inner mantle

• Continental or oceanic lithosphere

• The outer core

• The mesosphere

Where does seafloor spreading take place?

• Convergent boundaries

• The continentals shelves

• Transform boundary

• Mid-ocean ridges