What is happening to the magma at divergent plate boundaries?

• rising from mantle

• spreading out

• cooling off

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Why are earthquakes along these boundaries weak?

• plates rarely get stuck

• happen too frequently

• happen too infrequently

• plates aren't in contact

What causes the volcanic activity at a subduction boundary?

• melting crust

• melting magma

• melting plankton

• melting core

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

What makes a collision boundary different from a subduction boundary?

• one plate is oceanic the other is continental

• both plates are oceanic

• both plates are continental

• plates move toward one another

Why are collision boundaries not volcanic?

• plates move apart

• plates move together

• melting magma

• lack melting magma

What causes transform boundaries?

• plates moving apart

• plates moving together

• plates moving side by side