Plate Tectonics

What causes Earth's plates to move?

• They don't move

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Convection currents in the mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where are earthquakes most likely to happen? (Select all of the correct options.)

• at convergent boundaries

• at divergent boundaries

• at transform boundaries

• in the middle of plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of convergent boundaries?

• an ocean trench

• a chain of volcanic islands

• a mountain range

• only shallow earthquakes

Where is new crust created?

• convergent boundaries

• divergent boundaries

• transform boundaries

• new crust is never created

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where is crust destroyed?

• convergent boundaries

• divergent boundaries

• transform boundaries

• crust is never destroyed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of these is a characteristic of divergent boundaries?

• a mid-ocean ridge

• a chain of volcanic islands

• a mountain range

• both shallow and deep earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is happening under a mid-ocean ridge?

• Hot magma is rising

• Hot magma is sinking

• Cool magma is rising

• Cool magma is sinking

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is happening under a subduction zone?

• Hot magma is rising

• Hot magma is sinking

• Cool magma is rising

• Cool magma is sinking

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

In the image above, which plate is more dense?

• The oceanic plate (on the left)

• The continental plate (on the right)

• Neither plate is more dense than the other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is shown in the image above?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3