Quizizz 3/14

Samples of ocean-floor bedrock were collected at points A, B, C, and D on the given map. Which sequence shows the correct order of the age of the bedrock from oldest to youngest?

• A → D → B → C

• C → B → D → A

• A → B → D → C

• D → C → B → A

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The boundary between which two tectonic plates is most similar geologically to the plate boundary at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

• Pacific and Nazca

• Nazca and South American

• Cocos and Caribbean

• Eurasian and Indian-Australian

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

In which cross section do the arrows best show the convection occurring within the asthenosphere beneath line XY on the map shown?

• Diagram 1

• Diagram 2

• Diagram 3

• Diagram 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which diagram best represents the kind of boundary that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean between Africa and South America?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

At present, the western part of California is moving northward relative to the rest of the State. Which diagram best represents this kind of plate boundary?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

At location C, the movement of the crustal plates is a direct cause of

• folded mountain ranges

• the formation of oceanic crust

• the formation of continental crust

• magnetic reversals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Approximately how many million years were required to form the material shown between A and B in the diagram?

• 0.7

• 1.1

• 1.8

• 2.5

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The igneous material along this mid-ocean ridge was found to be younger than the igneous material farther from the ridge. This fact supports the theory of

• superposition

• dynamic equilibrium

• crustal subsidence

• seafloor spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which diagram below best shows the pattern of normal and reversed polarity on the west side of the midocean ridge?

• choice 1

• choice 2

• choice 3

• choice 4