Plate Boundaries Review

There are three types of plate boundaries. Which choice is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• convergent

• divergent

• thrust

• transform

A subduction zone is formed _______.

• when one tectonic plate sinks below another

• at every type of divergent plate boundary

• at transform boundaries

• within Earth's core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Using the map as a resource, which area of the continental United States is MOST LIKELY to have volcanic and earthquake activity?

• West Coast

• East Coast

• Northern Border

• Center

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which type of boundary is formed when two plates slide past each other?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

Where are earthquakes MOST LIKELY to occur?

• close to the equator

• along coastal regions

• close to the center of tectonic plates

• along the boundaries of tectonic plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by ___.

• the Moho discontinuity

• the gravity of the iron-nickel core

• convection currents in Earth's mantle

• the rotation of the Earth

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The Mariana Trench, where the Pacific Plate moves beneath the edge of the Eurasian Plate, is the deepest sea floor in the world. These ocean trenches form when two oceanic plates collide ____.

• and the older, denser plate sinks under the younger, less dense plate

• and the younger, less dense plate sinks under the older, denser plate

• and the plates are about the same age and density

• and gravity causes the crust to sink

Which of the following occur at ALL three types of plate boundaries?

• mountains

• rift valleys

• volcanoes

• earthquakes

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At which type of boundary could you find a mid-ocean ridge?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

At which type of boundary could you find a volcano?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform