Plate Tectonics

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

• Divergent Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction Boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Plates slide past each other at _______ boundaries.

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• collision

Convergent plate movement can result in which of the following geologic landforms?

• faults AND volcanoes

• earthquakes AND valleys

• volcanoes AND mountains

• rift valleys AND ocean ridges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Oceanic ridges form from

• plates sliding past one another
• plates colliding together

• plates shifting away from each other

• plates moving over a hotspot

Which of the following forms where one plate slides under another plate?

• hotspot zone

• divergence zone
• subduction zone
• collision zone

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. Which statement BEST describes why this plate is subducting?

• Oceanic crust is naturally denser than continental crust.

• New ocean floor is generally located at divergent plate boundaries.

• Continental crust is heavier and sinks as a result.

• Subduction creates volcanic mountains and islands.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What geological forces might be responsible for this range of mountains?

• diverging tectonic plates
• erosion of the land by the ocean
• converging tectonic plates
• deposition of sediments by the ocean
  

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau have formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate which began 50 million years ago and continues today. Because both these landmasses have about the same rock density, one plate could not be subducted under the other. Which type of collision resulted in the formation of the Himalayas?

• Continental-Oceanic

• Oceanic-Oceanic

• Continental-Continental

• Converging-Oceanic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What do you call the broken segments that make up the lithosphere?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Boundaries

• Plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Volcanoes form at hotspots that occur...

• at convergent plate boundaries.

• at divergent plate boundaries.

• in the middle of a transform boundary.

• in the middle of a tectonic plate.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3