8.ESS.2 Plate Tectonics

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Insurgent, Divergent, Allegiant

• Convergent, Divergent, Insurgent

• Convergent, Divergent, Transform

• Transform, Divergent, Insurgent

Which type of boundary is being shown?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Subduction

What is shown in the picture below?

• Subduction zone

• Mid-ocean rift

• Hotspot

• Divergent boundary

Which type of boundary is being shown?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Subduction

Which type of boundary is being shown?

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of...

• America, Greenland, and Europe.
• Antarctica, India, and America.
• all of Earth’s continents.
• South Africa, India, Australia, and South America.

The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.

• tectonic plates
• faults
• magma
• lava

A hot spot is located at the boundary of a plate

• true

• false

Hawaii is not located near any plate boundaries, yet it is made up entirely of volcanoes. This occurs because Hawaii sits directly on top of a _________________.

• Crater
• Tephra
• Hot spot
• Composite volcano

This type of crust is described as denser and heavier

• CONTINENTAL

• OCEANIC