6.10D Plate Boundaries

Where are mountains and volcanoes formed?

• Only near the ocean

• In the mantle

• Only in the ring of fire

• On plate boundries

What happens when one plate is forced under another plate?

• A mountain is formed

• A canyon is formed

• A valley is formed

• A lake is formed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What happens when one plate is forced under another plate and is then melted?

• A flood

• A volcanic eruption

• An landslide

• A tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Divergent tectonic plate move-

• no where

• towards each other

• away from each other

• upwards

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Convergent tectonic plate move-

• no where

• towards each other

• away from each other

• upwards

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is it called when plates spread apart allowing magma to flow upwards and out on the ocean floor? (This is kinda like an underwater volcanic eruption)

• Transform Boundry

• Lithosphere

• Subduction Zone

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3