Mountain Building

What geologic features resulted from the collision of the two continental plates?.

• VOLCANIC ISLAND ARC

• FAULT

• MOUNTAIN

• EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is the result of the collision of two oceanic plates?

• TRENCH

• VOLCANO

• RIFT VALLEY

• FAULT LINE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What geologic feature produced in the convergence of two continental plates?

• FOLDED MOUNTAINS

• ISLAND ARC

• RIFT VALLEY

• TRENCHES

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following can we expect to find at a mid-ocean ridge?

• RELATIVELY YOUNG ROCKS

• REVERSE FAULT

• VERY ANCIENT ROCKS

• THICK ACCUMULATION OF SEDIMENTS

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Why does the oceanic crust sink beneath the continental crust at then subduction zone?

• The oceanic crust has a greater density

• The oceanic crust is pulled downward by Earth’s magnetic field.

• The oceanic crust is pushed from the ridge

• The continental crust has a denser composition.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

It is a plate which dives down under a less dense plate during a subduction.

• SUBDUCTING PLATE

• OCEANIC PLATE

• MANTLE

• OVERRIDING PLATE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is NOT a geologic process that occurs along convergent boundaries?

• EARTHQUAKES

• MOUNTAIN-BUILDING

• TORNADO

• VOLCANISM

What topographic feature is formed in divergent boundary?

• FAULT

• MOUNTAIN

• RIFT VALLEY

• VOLCANO

Which of the following does not occur at a divergent plate boundary?

• MID-OCEAN RIDGE

• HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS

• SPREADING OF SEAFLOOR

• RIFT VALLEY

If there are two sliding plates in a certain island, what type of plate boundary exists?

• CONVERGENT

• DIVERGENT

• TECTONIC

• TRANSFORM