Tectonic Plate Movement (Ch4 L1 109-111)

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the role of convection in plate movement?

• Convection has no role in plate movement.

• Convection only affects the temperature of the Earth's core.

• Convection drives the motion of tectonic plates.

• Convection is responsible for the formation of mountains.

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

• transform

• convergent

• divergent

• subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How does convection in the mantle contribute to plate movement?

• By causing earthquakes that push the plates apart.

• By melting the lithosphere and allowing the plates to slide.

• By generating magnetic fields that attract the plates.

• By creating currents that transfer heat and cause the lithospheric plates to move.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of plate movement is described as two plates sliding past each other.

• subduction zone
• convergent boundary
• divergent boundary
• transform boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How do scientists track tectonic plate movement?

• Magnetic resonance imaging, sonar, and radar
• Thermography, aerial photography, and geodesy
• Radiocarbon dating, paleomagnetism, and bathymetry
• GPS, satellite imagery, and seismology

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which best describes subduction?

• The process in which one tectonic plate moves over another plate and rises above the mantle.
• The process in which two tectonic plates collide and form a new plate.
• The process in which tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.
• The process in which one tectonic plate moves under another plate and sinks into the mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2