Look at the image. The South American and Nasca plate are moving together. Which type of boundary is this? 

• divergent
• convergent
• transform fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When molten rock reaches the Earth's surface, comes out and begins to cool, it is known as

• lava
• mantle
• magma
• crater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The movement of Earth's crust along plate boundaries produces

• earthquakes
• volcanoes
• moutains
• All of these options. 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What causes tectonic plates to move?

• ocean currents
• convection currents in the mantle
• volcanoes
• the Coriolis Effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is subduction?

• one plate collides with another
• one plate destroys another
• one plate goes beneath another
• one plate divides another

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

• Tectonic plates

• Subductions

• Earthquakes

• Convergents

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Transdermal

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A boundary that doesn't create or destroy crust is called a:

• Transform Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Rift Valley

In what type of boundary is the only feature created going to be Mountains?

• Oceanic to Oceanic Convergence

• Oceanic to Continental Convergence

• Rift Valleys

• Continental to Continental Convergence