Plate Tectonics

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

• Tectonic plates
• Puzzles
• Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

• Ring of Earth
• Ring of Fire
• Ring of Stone
• Ring of Diamond

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This famous fault in California has a lot of earthquakes!

• New Madrid

• Denali Fault

• Ramapo Seismic Zone

• San Andreas Fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Identify the Major Plate labeled B

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Identify the Major Plate labeled I

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Identify the Major Plate labeled N

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Identify the Major Plate labeled J

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3