Unit 5.2 Plate Tectonics

The continental lithosphere is ______.

• A) Earth's crust beneath ocean basins, denser than continental crust.

• B) Crust that forms continents, less dense than oceanic crust.

• C) Sudden ground shaking caused by tectonic plate movement.

• D) Regions where tectonic plates interact and move.

What causes an earthquake?

• Earth's crust beneath ocean basins, denser than continental crust.

• Crust that forms continents, less dense than oceanic crust.

• Sudden ground shaking caused by tectonic plate movement.

• Regions where tectonic plates interact and move.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Plate boundaries are regions where ______.

• Earth's crust beneath ocean basins, denser than continental crust.

• Crust that forms continents, less dense than oceanic crust.

• Sudden ground shaking caused by tectonic plate movement.

• Tectonic plates interact and move.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The oceanic lithosphere is found beneath ______.

• Ocean basins

• Continents

• Mountains

• Rivers

Earthquakes are caused by the movement of ______.

• Oceanic lithosphere

• Continental lithosphere

• Tectonic plates

• Rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The crust beneath ocean basins is called ______.

• Oceanic lithosphere

• Continental lithosphere

• Earthquake

• Plate boundaries

Sudden ground shaking is known as ______.

• Oceanic lithosphere

• Continental lithosphere

• Earthquake

• Plate boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A thrust fault is a break in the Earth's crust where ______.

• younger rocks are pushed above older rocks

• older rocks are pushed above younger rocks

• rocks move horizontally

• rocks melt into magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Subduction zones are regions where ______.

• two tectonic plates move apart

• one tectonic plate is forced under another

• tectonic plates slide past each other

• tectonic plates remain stationary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the definition of 'Oceanic lithosphere'?

• The outermost layer of Earth's crust under the ocean

• The layer of gases surrounding Earth

• The molten rock beneath Earth's surface

• The solid rock layer beneath the continents.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3