Plate Tectonics and Landforms

What type of stress in normally associated with convergent boundaries?

• faulting

• tension

• shear stress

• compression

At a divergent boundary, ____________ stress is the most likely to occur.

• faulting

• tension

• shear stress

• compression

What can cause a chain of volcanic islands to form far from plate boundaries?

• rifting

• folding

• hot spots

• subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The diagram shows rock that is being deformed by one type of stress. What type of stress is shown in the diagram?

• faulting

• tension

• shear stress

• compression

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This diagram shows a subduction zone. What type of plate boundary is shown in the image?

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary (Oceanic-Continental)

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary (Continental-Continental)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A __________________ forms when two tectonic plates move away from each other.

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• convergent boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What event is associated with the activity at a transform boundary when there is a sudden release of energy?

• volcano

• earthquake

• mountain ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of stress is normally associated with transform boundaries?

• tension

• shear stress

• compression

• vertical stress

__________ is a stress that squeezes or shortens materials.

• compression

• tension

• shear stress

_____________ is a stress that lengthens a material or pulls a material apart.

• compression

• tension

• shear stress