7th Grade tectonic plates

What type of boundary is this?

• Converging

• Transform

• Diverging

When two continental plates converge (collide) what type of crustal feature is formed?

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Subduction Zone

• Rift Valley

• Folded Mountains

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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

The Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. What claim can be made about the Ring of Fire from this information?

• It is the only place on Earth where earthquakes can happen.

• The edges of the tectonic plates are moving in this area.

• It represents the areas where tectonic plates are the thickest.

• It has been getting larger since Earth first formed.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The ______ is the layer of the Earth under the crust.

• core
• mantle
• magma
• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of these is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Bivergent
• Transform

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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

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

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Subductive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Subductive

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

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3