Pre-assesment

You are an oceanographer and want to map the ocean floor on the east coast of the Philippines there. As you do your study, you noticed that is a portion of the ocean floor which is relatively much deeper than the rest. What most likely is that deeper part?

• linear sea

• rift valley

• trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What do you expect to find at a mid-ocean ridge?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which plate boundary is formed between the Philippine Plate and the Eurasian Plate?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform fault

1. Which of these is false true about crustal plates:

• have the same thickness everywhere

• include the crust and upper mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of these is not true about the Philippine Islands?

• formed because of the convergence of the Philippine Plate and the Pacific Plate

• Some are products of subduction process

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3