Geology - Plate Boundaries

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called?

• Divergent Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other is called a?

• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, the boundary is called a…

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

Convergent Plate Movement can create

• Rifts
• Mountains
• Ocean Ridges
• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Mid-ocean ridges are associated with

• Divergent Boundaries

• Convergent Boundaries

• Normal Boundaries

• Transform Boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The process of one plate sliding beneath another plate is called

• Divergence

• Transformation

• Conduction

• Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

If oceanic crust collides with continental crust at a convergent boundary, which one goes underneath?

• Continental

• Oceanic

• Neither, they smash and build mountains

If continental crust collides with continental crust at a convergent boundary, which one goes underneath?

• Continental

• Oceanic

• Neither, they smash and build mountains

The Himalayan mountain range (Mt. Everest) is a result of two _______ plates converging and causing uplift.

• Oceanic

• Continental

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Which of the following is a result of oceanic-to-oceanic crust converging?

• Mountains

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• volcanic island arcs