One theory is that the movement of tectonic plates is caused by...

• the rotation of the earth

• convection currents in the mantle

• convection in the lithosphere

• earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

There are three types of plate boundaries. Which choice is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Metamorphic

• Transform

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

Earthquake epicenters (center of where the earthquakes started) were mapped for a 35 year period in the diagram above. The black dots indicate these epicenters. The black dots appear along what feature on Earth?

• hot spots

• plate boundaries

• rift zones

• sea floor spreading

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was caused by a shift in two plates that pushed one section of the sea floor under another section of the sea floor by 5 meters. What type of boundary is this?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tectonic plates move about 1 - 10 _____ each year. (Fun fact!!)

• centimeters

• kilometers

• miles

• meters

What are the arrows drawn in circles represent in this diagram?

• the subduction of the sea floor

• the different densities of the oceanic and crustal plates

• convection currents in the mantle

• the friction force between the plates that move past each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where would sea floor spreading most likely occur?

• At convergent plate boundaries (oceanic vs oceanic)

• At convergent plate boundaries (oceanic vs continental)

• At divergent plate boundaries (oceanic vs oceanic)

• At transform plate boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Select the processes that are CONSTRUCTIVE

• Subduction

• Mountain Building

• Deposition

• Weathering

• New Crust Formation

Select the processes that are DESTRUCTIVE

• Subduction

• Mountain Building

• Deposition

• Weathering

• New Crust Formation