Plate Tectonics

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

• the rotation of the Earth.

• convection currents in the Asthenosphere

• the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

• the Moho discontinuity.

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

• convergent
• thrust
• divergent
• transform

What geological forces might be responsible for this range of mountains?

• diverging tectonic plates
• erosion of the land by the ocean
• converging tectonic plates
• deposition of sediments by the ocean
  

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What forms at the divergent boundary? 

• deep-ocean trench
• mid-ocean Ridge
• land ridge
• the Pacific Ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Plates move away from one another at ___________ boundaries.

• divergent
• convergent
• volcanic
• submerged

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Plates slide grind/slide  past one another at ____________ boundaries.

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• submerged

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What is a divergent boundary? 

• two plates moving towards each other
• two plates grinding/sliding past each other.
• two plates moving away from each other
• plates that don't move at all

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the term for the process by which a heavier, denser plate slides under a less dense plate?

• plate boundary
• submersion
• accretion
• subduction

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Which land feature forms at a divergent boundary?

• mid-ocean ridge
• deep-ocean trench

Which process occurres at a convergernt plate boundary?

• sea-floor spreading
• subduction

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