plate tectonics quiz

A divergent boundary normally produce... (choose three answers)

• long rift zones

• mid-ocean ridge

• earthquakes

• basaltic volcanism

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

the regions where a portion of the tectonic plates are diving beneath other plate's into Earth's interior

• oceanic-oceanic convergence

• destructive plate boundary

• continental-continental convergence

• subduction zones

The upper part of the mantle and crust make up which of the following?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Cryosphere

• Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Are mounds or small hills made up of sand

• desert

• loess

• dunes

• canyon

Which best explains the cause of Geysers formed in Yellowstone National Park.

• erosion

• earthquakes

• volcanic activity

• artesian springs

A zone between 2 plates that slide horizontally past one another

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• convergent boundary

• oceanic convergence

What feature is formed at B?

• river
• rift valley
• sink hole
• mountain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What do close contour lines represent on a map?

• waterfall
• steep area
• gradual area
• river

A German scientist Alfred Wegener was the first to hypothesize that ...........

• Continents were once joined
• The sea floor is spreading
• Continents are moving
• The Earth's magnetic pole flips

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is an example of -

• convergent
• divergent
• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3