Plate Tectonics

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Divergent, compression, and transform
• Divergent, convergent, and subduction
• Convergent, subduction, and transform
• Divergent, convergent, and transform

What is the process called when Earth's plates move apart at divergent boundaries?

• Compression
• Volcanic activity
• Subduction
• Seafloor spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where are most divergent boundaries located?

• On land
• In the oceans
• At the equator
• At the poles

What is the age of rocks closest to divergent boundaries compared to rocks further away?

• The same age
• It varies
• Younger
• Older

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the process called when two plates move toward each other at convergent boundaries?

• Compression
• Transform
• Subduction
• Seafloor spreading

What is formed when two continental plates move toward each other at convergent boundaries?

• Transform faults
• Seafloor trenches
• Volcanic activity
• Mountain ranges

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What is formed when oceanic crust sinks into the mantle beneath continental crust at convergent boundaries?

• Mountain ranges
• Seafloor trenches
• Transform faults
• Volcanic activity

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Where is volcanic activity common at convergent boundaries?

• Where two oceanic plates meet
• Where oceanic crust meets continental crust
• It is uncommon at convergent boundaries
• Where two continental plates meet

What is the San Andreas Fault an example of?

• Transform boundary
• Divergent boundary
• Subduction zone
• Convergent boundary

What is common along transform boundaries?

• Seafloor trenches
• Volcanic activity
• Earthquakes
• Mountain ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2