Plate Tectonics, Topo, and Satellite

A mid-ocean ridge is located at the boundary of two tectonic plates. Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of a mid-ocean ridge?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which statement best describes the most likely effect the fire had on the river in the 12 months after it occurred? 

• Less sediment flowed into the river because the fire heated up the soil and made it drier.

• The amount of vegetation increased and less sediment flowed into the river because the fire produced ash that mixed with the soil.

• More sediment flowed into the river because the fire destroyed most of the vegetation holding the sediment in place.

• More sediment flowed into the river because the fire disrupted animal habitats and caused animals to leave the area. 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The same land animal fossils were found on the continents of Africa and South America, how was this possible.

• The animals swam to the other continent

• The continents were closer together at one point and then moved away

• Early settlers brought the animals with them

• Scientist do not have an explanation for this.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What theory explains how rocks from the same volcano could end up on different continents

• Plate Tectonics

• Ocean currents

• Erosion

• Global Warming

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which pathway is the steepest

• y to x

• w to x

• not enough information

• They are the same

How far would a hiker travel to go from point w to point x

• 40m

• 560m

• 100m

• 20m

What is the contour interval (how much each line is worth) for this topographic map?

• 40ft

• 20ft

• 100ft

• 50ft

What is the change in elevation, to the nearest 10 meters, that someone would take walking from Point A to Point B?

• 40ft

• 4,800ft

• 120ft

• 200ft

What plate boundary is formed by two plates sliding past each other

• Mid-ocean ridge formed by divergent plates

• Folded Mountains formed by convergent plates

• Trench formed by transform plates

• Fault line formed by transform plates

Using the satellite image of Galveston where would you expect to see the greatest area of erosion?

• Area A

• Area B

• Area C

• Area D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2