Plate Tectonics Review

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-ESS2-3

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart
• Come together
• Slide past each other
• subducting

What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?

• Earthquakes
• Volcanoes
• Mountains
• Rift Valleys

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the correct order from the center of the earth to the surface of the earth?

• Crust, Mantle, Inner core , Outer core
• Crust, Mantle, Outer core , Inner core
• Inner core, Outer core, mantle, crust
• Outer core , Inner core, Mantle, Crust

Identify the Major Plate labeled B

• African Plate
• Antarctic Plate
• Pacific Plate
• Eurasian Plate 

Identify the Major Plate labeled J

• African Plate
• Antarctic Plate
• Pacific Plate
• Eurasian Plate 

Identify the Major Plate labeled D

• Indo-Australian Plate
• North American Plate
• South Americana Plate
• Eurasian Plate 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Alfred Wegener named his single supercontinent ____________, which means "all Earth" in ancient Greek.

• Pandora

• Gandowandaland

• Pangea

• Percia

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3