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

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Core
• Mantle
• Crust

Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.

• lava
• magma
• volcano
• earthquake

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

What geologic event would most likely be found at a transform boundary?

• Volcano

• Mountain

• Earthquake

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What landform would you most likely find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Oceanic Trench

• Mountain

• Volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which type of boundary do plates move away from each other?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3