Plate Tectonics/Ocean Floor Features Quiz

A boundary where tectonic plates collide and one is forced down into the mantle is a...

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

• transform boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A boundary where plates move away from each other and magma can seep up to the surface is a...

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

A boundary where plates slide against each other, usually causing earthquakes, is a...

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

A volcano that erupts underwater and creates mountains that break the surface of the ocean

• seamount

• volcanic island

• trench

• continental shelf

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

canyons or cracks that reach deep below the ocean

• trenches

• seamounts

• continental slope

• mid-ocean ridge

undersea volcanic mountain range that circles the globe

• mid-ocean ridge

• trench

• continental slope

• continental ridge

flat, vast plains covered by thick layers of sediment, formed from the remains of dead organisms

• trench

• continental slope

• abyssal plain

• continental shelf

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

an area where the seafloor drops at the edge of the continental shelf

• continental shelf

• abyssal plain

• continental slope

• trench

shallow, gradually sloping area that adjoins continents

• continental shelf

• continental slope

• seamount

• volcanic island

The cycle of hot magma rising and cooled magma sinking is called a...

• convection current

• transform boundary

• volcanic hot spot

• island chain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1