Plate tectonics

Earth's Plates move very slowly, only a few ........ a year.

• degrees

• meters

• kilometers

• centimeters

What happens when two of Earth's Plates move side by side?

• A volcano is formed.

• An earthquake occurs.

• An ocean is created.

• A mountain is formed.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Seafloor spreading...

• creates new oceanic crust

• destroys or recycles crust

• creates new continental crust

• creates old crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where would the oldest rock be found?

• L
• M
• N
• O

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The Mid-Atlantic ridge in the Atlantic ocean is an example of a divergent boundary

• True
• False

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What happens when two of Earth's plates move away from each other?

• New crust is formed

• Mid-oceanic Ridge

• An earthquake occurs.

• A crater is formed.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Match the following

• transform

• 
• divergent

• 
• convergent

• 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The majority of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the _ .

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2