Earth and Life Science

Movement of plate boundaries results to many events or land formations. Which of the following is the reason behind mountain formations?

• Converging Plates

• Transforming Plates

• Diverging Plates

• Broken Plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following refers to a region where plates meet?

• Faults

• Folds

• Plate Boundaries

• Volcanic Arc

There are three distinct types of plate boundaries. Which of those types creates a zone of tension by moving the plates apart?

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Fault

• Faults and Folds

When two tectonic plates collide, the continental crust usually rises over the oceanic crust. What is the reason behind this?

• oceanic crust is denser than continental crust

• oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust

• continental crust is thinner than oceanic crust

• continental crust is denser than oceanic crust

What geologic feature could result out of the direction of movement of plates are pushing away to each other?

• mid-oceanic ridge

• high peak mountains

• mountain ranges

• volcanic arc

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A rock sample is subjected to differential stress, resulting in its deformation. Which of the following best explains why this rock would exhibit ductile deformation rather than brittle deformation?

• The rock is located near the surface where temperatures are low.

• The rock is subjected to stress over a long period of time.

• The rock is made up of quartz, which tends to fracture easily.

• The rock is under low confining pressure.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

When analyzing a fold in a rock layer, which of the following would be the most important factor in determining whether the fold is an anticline or a syncline?

• The orientation of the fold axis.

• The age of the rock layers relative to each other.

• • The presence of faulting within the fold.

• The mineral composition of the rock.

Which of the following best describes a normal fault?

• A fault where the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.

• A fault where the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.

• A fault where there is horizontal motion along the fault plane.

• A fault where the footwall and hanging wall move laterally past each other.

Which type of fold is characterized by rock layers that arch upwards?

• Anticline

• Syncline

• Monocline

• Basin

Which of the following is true about reverse faults?

• They are characterized by horizontal movement along the fault plane.

• The hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.

• They result from compressional forces.

• They result from tensional forces.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5