Plate Tectonics Review

Name this plate boundary.

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• tension boundary

Name this plate boundary.

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• compression boundary

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• strike slip

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• strike slip

A subduction zone is formed...

• when one tectonic plate sinks below another
• at every type of convergent plate boundary
• at every type of divergent plate boundary
• at transform boundaries

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is D?

• magma

• upper mantle

• lava

• convection current

What happens when two oceanic plates move apart from each other?

• A mid-ocean ridge forms
• An underwater volcano forms
• An underwater trench forms
• An oceanic plate subducts a continental plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the thinnest layer of the Earth’s interior structure?

• mantle

• inner core

• crust

• outer core

The diagram below shows four layers of Earth. Each layer is identified by a number.  Which layer is mostly made of solid iron?

• Layer 1
• Layer 2
• Layer 3
• Layer 4

The diagram below shows four layers of Earth. Each layer is identified by a number. Which layer is mostly made of rock that can flow?

• Layer 1
• Layer 2
• Layer 3
• Layer 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2