Plate Tectonics Review

Which cross-sectional diagram of Earth’s asthenosphere best shows the convection currents that would cause crustal plate X to drift away from crustal plate Y?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which diagram correctly shows how mantle convection currents are most likely moving beneath colliding lithospheric plates?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The diagram shows the interaction of two tectonic plates. The type of plate boundary represented in the diagram most likely exists between the​ (a)  

Use the ESRT Plate Boundaries diagram to answer this question:

https://hmxearthscience.com/individual_esrt_files/page9-1033-full.jpg

• South American and Nazca plate.
• Antarctic Plate and the African Plate
• Antarctic Plate and the Indian-Australian Plate
• South American Plate and the African Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The drawing below shows the effects of an earthquake on a small part of Earth’s surface. Letters A and B indicate land on opposite sides of a cliff that formed along a fault during the earthquake. In relation to the position of side B, the movement of side A was

• eastward and down

• eastward and upward

• westward and downward

• westward and upward

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Base your answer to the question below on the map which represents the movement of tectonic plates that resulted in the collision of India with Asia. Scientists believe that 71 million years ago, India was at position A. Which present-day geologic feature in Nepal resulted from this collision?

• a rift valley

• a mountain range

• an oceanic ridge

• an oceanic trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which cross-section best represents the convection currents in the mantle beneath the Peru-Chile Trench?

• Diagram 1

• Diagram 2

• Diagram 3

• Diagram 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Base your answers to questions 7 and 8 on the block diagram below, which shows a tectonic plate boundary. Which tectonic plate boundary is best represented by this diagram?

• Nazca Plate and Pacific Plate boundary

• Scotia Plate and South American Plate boundary

• Juan de Fuca Plate and North American Plate boundary

• Antarctic Plate and Indian-Australian Plate boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Compared to the oceanic crust, the continental crust is

• more dense and more mafic

• more dense and more felsic

• less dense and more mafic

• less dense and more felsic

Base your answers to the question on the block diagram below which shows a tectonic plate boundary. Points A and B represent locations on Earth's surface. Which graph best shows the depths of most major earthquakes whose epicenters lie between points A and B?

• Graph 1

• Graph 2

• Graph 3

• Graph 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Identify the texture and relative density of the granitic bedrock of the continental crust and the basaltic bedrock of the oceanic crust.

Groups:

(a) Continental Crust

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(b) Oceanic Crust

• low density

• high density

• fine texture

• course texture