Plate Motion

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries

• Oceanic boundaries, continental boundaries, and island boundaries

• Tectonic boundaries, fault boundaries, and rift boundaries

• Subduction boundaries, collision boundaries, and sliding boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

• Divergent plate boundary

• Subduction plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates collide?

• divergent

• transform

• subduction

• convergent

Which type of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other horizontally?

• divergent plate boundary

• convergent plate boundary

• subduction plate boundary

• transform plate boundary

What is the main evidence of plate motion?

• earthquakes and volcanic activity

• weather patterns

• ocean currents

• tectonic plates shifting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What are tectonic plates?

• Small, flexible pieces of the Earth's lithosphere

• Layers of the Earth's atmosphere

• Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere

• Underwater mountains

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What are the large sections of the Earth's crust called?

• tectonic plates

• continental drifts

• fault lines

• subduction zones

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What are the small pieces of evidence that provide clues about past life on Earth called?

• fossils

• traces

• remains

• artifacts

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What do fossils help scientists determine?

• types of rocks

• weather patterns in the past

• age of the Earth

• history of life on Earth

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True or False: Plate motion is a slow and continuous process.

• Plate motion is not a process

• True

• Plate motion is a fast and discontinuous process

• False

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