Plate Boundaries Practice #1

Which geological feature is found where these two continental plates converge?

• folded mountains
• shield volcanoes
• trenches
• ridges

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The diagram shows a rift valley formed by the movement of tectonic plates. Which movement of tectonic plates caused the rift valley to form?

• Two tectonic plates separated from each other
• Two tectonic plates collided with each other
• One tectonic plate slid under another
• One tectonic plate slid past another

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Convection currents in the mantle are a driving force of tectonic movement. At which location do the convection currents cause the plates to diverge?

• Strike-slip fault
• subduction zone
• mid-ocean ridges
• folded mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Plate movement can form different features on Earth. The movement of tectonic plates can be both a constructive and a destructive force. At which type of plate boundary is new crust formed?

• convergent
• subduction
• transform
• divergent

Certain activities occur at different plate boundaries due to movement at the boundary. Which activity would be the MAIN result of two tectonic plates sliding past one another?

• floods
• earthquakes
• island building
• seafloor spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Two oceanic plates are shown in the image. Which type of boundary results in the spreading of the oceanic ridge?

• Convergent boundary
• Subduction boundary
• Transform boundary
• Divergent boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A teacher asks students to make a model of a transform plate boundary. The students use blocks to represent tectonic plates and slide the blocks past each other in the directions of the arrows as shown. Which event can the students best demonstrate with their model?

• An earthquake
• a volcanic eruption
• Formation of a rift valley
• Building up of a mountain

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The photographs shows the mountains in the Andes range in South America. Which statement describes the geologic process that is most likely responsible for the formation of these mountains?

• They are along a transform plate boundary that is no longer active, so erosion is creating deep valleys
• The are along a transform plate boundary in which plates are currently moving side by side, causing earthquakes and faults
• They are along a plate boundary in which plates are currently converging, causing uplift and steep slopes
• They are along a plate boundary in which plates in the distant past, allowing new rock to build up

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A mid-ocean ridge is located at the boundary of two tectonic plates. Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of a mid-ocean ridge?

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Rift valleys can form when fractures in Earth's crust widen. The valley walls slowly move at a rate of only a few millimeters a year. Which of these best describes the type of tectonic activity that forms rift valleys?

• Rift valleys form where a continental plate moves under an oceanic plate
• Rift valleys form where a plate slides horizontally past another plate
• Rift valleys form where two plates move away from each other
• Rift valleys form where an oceanic plate moves under another oceanic plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2