Geoscience process

What plate tectonic process creates a deep ocean trench?

• Conduction

• Deduction

• induction

• subduction

• reduction

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What causes plates to move?

• Convection under Earth's mantle.

• Reversal of Earth's polarity.

• Currents in the ocean

• Rotation of the Earth's axis.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A new ocean crust forms and old oceanic crust moves away from the mid-ocean ridges during

• Convergence

• magnetic reversal

• sea floor spreading

• sea floor not spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Two plates of equal density form mountains ranges such as the Himalayan Mountains along

• Near divergent boundaries

• Continent to oceanic convergent boun

• Continent to continent convergent boundaries

• Oceanic to oceanic convergent boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Mid-ocean ridges are associated with

• divergent boundaries

•  convergent boundaries

• Hot spots

•  transform boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

 The ridge in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean formed along a ___________________ boundary.

• convergent

• transform

• divergent

• None of these are true

Which feature is represented by “A” in the figure?

• Rift

• mid ocean rift

• trench

• None of these.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which feature is represented by “B" the figure?

• Rift

• Mid-ocean ridge

• trench

• None of these

Which feature is represented by “C’ in the figure?

• rift

• trench

• mid-ocean ridge

• volcano

• None of these

What is process is happening at point “D” in the diagram?

• ea floor spreading

• subduction 

• subtraction

•  forming of very tall mountains like the Himalaya Mountains

• forming of mid-ocean ridges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3