Plate Tectonics

What type of boundary occurs when two plates collide into each other?

• Divergent

• Transform

• Convergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is an example of an geological effect of a divergent boundary?

• Earthquakes

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Mountains

What is an example of an geological effect of a convergent boundary?

• Mountains

• Earthquakes

• Volcanic Eruptions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is an example of an geological effect of a transform boundary?

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This was a super-continent that existed a long time ago that drifted apart due to continuing plate movement.

• What?

• Pangea

• Super-Continent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the name of the plate that is located in Europe and Asia?

• African Plate

• South American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• North American Plate

What is the name of the plate that is located in the largest ocean in the world?

• Pacific Plate

• South American Plate

• Indo-Australian Plate

• African Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the name of the plate that is located closest to our country?

• South American Plate

• North American Plate

• African Plate

• Indo-Australian Plate