U2A: Earth's Changing Surface Review

What occurs when the jagged edges of tectonic plates grind past each other?

• A volcano forms

• An earthquake occurs

• A mountain chain is created

• a rift valley forms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

At which type of boundary would you find mountains and volcanoes?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

On what part of the tectonic plate do earthquakes usually occur?

• the center of the plate

• the edges nearest bodies of water

• the edge of the plate

• the portion closest to earth's core

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What process is occurring here?

• exfoliation

• frost wedging

• erosion

• abrasion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of resource is topsoil?

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Stable

• Trick question...it's not a resource!

Which statement correctly compares chemical weathering to physical weathering

• Chemical weathering requires a reaction with water, while physical weathering does not.

• Chemical weathering results in the breakdown of rock, while physical weathering does not.

• Chemical weathering involves plants and animals, while physical weathering does not.

• Chemical weathering forms new substances, while physical weathering does not.

What type of boundary created this rift valley feature?

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

• transform boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Match the picture with the plate boundary it is depicting.

• Divergent Boundary

• 
• Convergent Bouondary

• 
• Transform Boundary

• 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A transform boundary is where ​ (a)   occur

A convergent boundary is where ​ (b)   are formed

A divergent boundary is where ​ (c)   are fouond

• major earthquakes
• mountains, volcanoes, and volcanic island arcs
• rift valleys, sea-floor spreading, and new crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Match the following examples to the types of weathering that they are demonstating.

• exfoliation

• 
• oxidation

• 
• frost wedging

• 
• carbonation

• 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2