Plate Tectonics

Use your Reference Table (start on page 10), what type of rock is continental and oceanic crust made from?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamoprhic
• what's a rock?

Which is the most dense?

• oceanic crust
• continental crust
• water
• air

In which part of Earth's interior are the convection cells that move Earth's crust located in?

• asthenosphere
• lithosphere
• outer core
• inner core

Which of the follow is an example of a transform plate boundary?

• san andreas fault
• peru-chile trench
• mid-atlantic ridge
• marianas trench

Which of the following is an example of a convergent plate boundary?

• peru-chile trench
• san andreas fault
• mid-atlantic ridge
• East Pacific Ridge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is an example of a divergent plate boundary?

• mid-atlantic ridge
• san andreas fault
• marianas trench
• peru-chile trench

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Convergent Plate boundaries occur where

• two tectonic plates come together
• two tectonic plates move away from each other
• two tectonic plates slide past each other
• two tectonic plate do not move

Divergent Plate boundaries occur where

• two tectonic plates move away from each other
• two tectonic plates come towards each other
• two tectonic plates slide past each other
• two tectonic plate do not move

Transform Plate Boundaries occur where

• two tectonic plates slide past each other
• two tectonic plates come towards each other
• two tectonic plates move away from each other
• two tectonic plate do not move

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the features does not go with convergent plate boundaries?

• Formation of new crust
• volcanic activity
• earthquakes
• deep ocean trenches

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1