Theory of Plate Tectonics

Earth's plates meet at boundaries.

• True
• False

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Breaks in the crust called faults form where plates meet.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Plates slide past each other at convergent boundaries.

• True
• False

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A rift valley forms where plates diverge on land.

• True
• False

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Ocean currents drive Earth's plate movement.

• True
• False

Most transform boundaries occur where plates move apart along the mid-ocean ridges.

• True
• False

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

• first law of motion
• third law of motion
• continental drift
• plate tectonics

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What is the motion of Earth's plates like?

• fast and in stages
• slow and in stages
• slow and constant
• fast and constant

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The San Andreas fault is an example of which kind of boundary?

• transform
• divergent
• oceanic
• convergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which feature forms at convergent boundaries on continental crust?

• mountain range
• trench
• rift valley
• mid-ocean ridge