Plate Boundaries and Motion

What is the fastest moving tectonic plate?

• Eurasian Plate

• African Plate

• North American Plate

• Pacific Plate

What type of boundary is formed when two plates move apart?

• Transform Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Subduction Zone

Which plate is moving counter-clockwise?

• North American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• Pacific Plate

• Indian Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is created at a divergent boundary?

• Mountain Range

• Volcanic Island Arc

• Oceanic Trench

• New Oceanic Crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is an example of a transform fault?

• San Andreas Fault

• Himalaya Mountains

• Andes Range

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5