tectonic plates test

Tectonic plates consist of

• continental crust

• mesospheric crust

• both continental and oceanic crust

• oceanic crust

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

• the rotation of the Earth

• convection currents in the Asthenosphere

• the gravity of the iron-nickel core

• the Moho discontinuity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer of the Earth consists of tectonic plates?

• asthenosphere

• mantle

• mesosphere

• lithosphere

Earth's crust is broken up into several large rocky pieces called ...

• plates
• faults
• fossils
• puzzle pieces

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is when two plates converge but one slides under the other due to density.

• Uplift
• Subduction
• Trench
• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This type of plate boundary is when two plates move apart.

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Subductive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This type of plate boundary is when two plates slide past each other.

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Subductive

What are Convergent Plate Boundaries?

• Where two plates divide

• Where two plates collide

• Where two plates slide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The diagram shows a cross section of a portion of the Earth. Which letter represents a mid-ocean ridge?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The diagram shows a landform on Earth. How did the movement of Earth’s plates form the landform?

• Two oceanic plates slid past each other.

• Two continental plates collided.

• One continental plate slid past an oceanic plate.

• One continental plate subducted beneath an oceanic plate.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2