Plate Tectonics Review

What type of boundary is this?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

What type of boundary is this?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• subducting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• strike slip

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The area where two or more plates meet is called a __________________.

• fault
• plate boundary
• plate edge
• ring of fire

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which diagram shows a plate boundary that is typical for the formation of volcanoes?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Sometimes, when two tectonic plates collide, one is pushed below the other; this action at the convergent boundary is called...

• Divergent boundary
• Convergent boundary
• Transform boundary
• Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The only type of crust that will subduct if two plates converge is...

• Oceanic

• Continental

What geological feature would an continental-continental convergent boundary create?

• volcanic mountains

• mountains

• volcanic islands

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What geological feature would an oceanic-continental convergent boundary create?

• volcanic mountains

• mountains

• volcanic islands

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2