Plate Boundary

Which theory describes the motion of the force driving Earth's Plates?

• continental drift

• plate tectonics

• first law of motion

• third law of motion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called

• Divergent Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Subduction

The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

• transform boundary.

• divergent boundary.

• convergent boundary.

• rift valley.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

• Converging

• Diverging

• Sliding

• No movement

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Plates slide past each other at _________________ boundaries.

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• universal

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This type of plate boundary is when two plates slide past each other.

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Subductive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This type of plate boundary is when two plates crash into each other.

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Subductive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This type of plate boundary is when two plates move apart.

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Subductive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is when two plates converge but one slides under the other due to density.

• Uplift
• Subduction
• Trench
• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This scientist built most of the evidence for continental drift.

• Alfred Wegener
• Sean Carroll
• Fred Calfred
• John Williams

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3