Plate Tectonics Quiz Retake

Many scientists think hot plastic-like rock in the mantle is forced upward toward the surface, cools, and sinks. This process is called a(n) _________.

• earthquake

• convergent boundary

• volcano

• convection current

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which diagram correctly shows convection currents at a convergent boundary? (HINT use ESRT p 10.)

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Where will the next hot spot island be located?

• to the northwest

• to the southeast

• to the east

• to the west

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The tectonic plate that overlies this hot spot is moving

• northwest

• southeast

• east

• west

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one will subduct and why?

• oceanic because it is more dense

• continental because it is more dense

• oceanic because it is less dense

• continental because it is more dense

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart

• Come together

• Slide past each other

• subducting

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Reform

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of these events can only happen on a divergent boundary?

• Rift Valley

• Trench

• Subduction

• Deep Earthquakes