APES - Land Unit - Geology, Soil, Mining, Forestry, Urbanization

Name the plate boundary where plates move away from each other, forming mid-oceanic ridges, volcanoes, seafloor spreading, and rift valleys (on land).

• Divergent Plate Boundary
• Subduction Plate Boundary
• Transform Plate Boundary
• Convergent Plate Boundary

Name the plate boundary where two plates move toward each other, resulting in either subduction or the formation of mountains, island arcs, earthquakes, or volcanoes

• Divergent plate boundary
• Transform plate boundary
• Passive plate boundary
• Convergent plate boundary

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Name the plate boundary where plates slide past each other in opposite directions - resulting in earthquakes.

• Transform plate boundary
• Convergent plate boundary
• Divergent plate boundary
• Subduction zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is a pattern of pattern of volcanoes all around pacific plate?

• Circle of Flames
• Loop of Heat
• Band of Lava
• Ring of Fire

What is the mechanical breakdown of rocks and minerals?
Caused by water, wind, temperature variations, animals, tree roots...

• Weathering
• Disintegration
• Decomposition
• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the change in chemical composition of mineral compounds? Possibly caused by exposure to water or oxygen for example.

• Corrosion
• Evaporation
• Decomposition
• Chemical Weathering

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which horizon consists of organic material like decomposing leaves?

• O horizon
• C horizon
• B horizon
• A horizon

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which horizon is topsoil and ideal for plant growth?

• O horizon
• C horizon
• B horizon
• A horizon

Which horizon is unweathered parent rock?

• O horizon
• C horizon
• R horizon

• A horizon

List the particle sizes correctly from largest to smallest.

• sand, clay, silt

• silt, clay, sand

• sand, silt, clay

• clay, silt, sand