Plate Tectonics Test

What layer of Earth is labeled C in Figure 9-1?

• asthenosphere

• continental lithosphere

• oceanic crust

• continental crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What process is illustrated by the area labeled G in Figure 9-1?

• seafloor spreading

• continental volcanism

• rifting

• subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of plate boundary is illustrated in Figure 9-1?

• transform fault boundary

• divergent boundary

• convergent oceanic-oceanic boundary

• convergent oceanic-continental boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What feature is labeled B in Figure 9-1?

• trench

• ocean ridge

• volcanic island arc

• continental volcanic arc

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

An example of a divergent plate boundary on continental lithosphere would be ____.

• the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• East Pacific Rise

• the East African Rift Valley

• the Andes Mountains

Which of the following is a geographic example of a transform fault boundary?

• the East African Rift valley

• the San Andreas Fault

• the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• the Andes Mountains

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

A divergent boundary at two oceanic plates can result in a ____.

• rift valley

• volcanic island arc

• continental volcanic arc

• subduction zone

The lithospheric plates move an average of ____.

• 5 inches per year

• 50 inches per year

• 5 centimeters per year

• 50 centimeters per year

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

In the plate tectonics theory, the lithosphere is divided into ____.

• 100 major plates

• 7 major plates and many smaller plates

• many small plates, but no large plates

• 50 major plates and many smaller plates

According to the theory of plate tectonics, ____.

• the asthenosphere is divided into plates

• the lithosphere is divided into plates

• the asthenosphere moves over the lithosphere

• the asthenosphere is strong and rigid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3