Divergent & Transform Boundaries

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• subducting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which is true about hotter material in the mantle?

• more dense, sinks
• less dense, sinks
• less dense, rises
• more dense, rises

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

• Rift Valley
• Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Island Arc
• Flat land

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other?

• convergent
• normal
• divergent
• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is one piece of evidence of seafloor spreading? 

• age of the rocks
• old rock pushes new rock to the side
• scientist can use sonar
• subduction

Which ocean is expanding due to a mid-ocean ridge (divergent boundary)?

• Indian
• Dead Sea
• Atlantic
• Artic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...

• death ring
• fire zone
• ring of fire
• zone of fire

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

• Rift Valley
• Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Island Arc
• Flat land

A transform boundary, where one tectonic plate slides past another, is likely to result in which of the following?

• Frequent earthquakes

• Rift valley formation

• Intense weathering

• Mountain building

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2