TEST: Plate Tectonics

In which of Earth’s layers do convection currents occur, causing tectonic plates to move?

• Crust
• Outer Core
• Inner Core
• Mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which statement about tectonic plates is NOT true?

• Tectonic plates move 1–3 meters per year.

• Tectonic plates can bump into each other.

• Earth’s crust is divided into tectonic plates.

• Plates move upon Earth’s mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

At which type of plate boundary do tectonic plates move apart, causing new crust to form?

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

Which statement best describes transform boundaries?

• Transform boundaries are stationary and do not move.
• Transform boundaries are where tectonic plates collide.
• Transform boundaries create new crust as plates separate.
• Transform boundaries are where tectonic plates slide past each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which sentence does not describe a super volcano?

• Pressure from magma builds up to create an explosion.

• They erupt frequently.

• Their eruptions can have worldwide impacts.

• They can occur over hot spots or near subduction zones.

In which type of boundary do tectonic plates move towards each other?

• Fault boundary
• Convergent boundary
• Transform boundary
• Divergent boundary

If scientists wanted to study the youngest rock at a mid-ocean ridge, where should they look?

• At the mid-ocean ridge, near the newly formed crust.
• At the surface of the ocean, above the ridge.
• In the continental crust, away from the ocean.
• At the ocean floor, far from the ridge.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which geological formations occur at convergent boundaries? Select THREE that apply.

• volcanoes

• rift valleys

• ocean basins

• mid-ocean ridges

• trenches

Which statements describe how volcanoes can form? Select THREE that apply.

• Magma can rise over a hotspot from the mantle.

• Ocean crust subducts under continental crust.

• Continental crust subducts under ocean crust.

• Molten rock builds up heat and pressure until an explosion occurs.

• Rock from the liquid core comes directly out of the crust.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Your teacher shows volcanic eruption data for Mauna Loa, Hawaii. Your class has learned about the causes of volcanoes, but two of your classmates cannot agree on how this volcano was created. Here are their statements:

Ezekial: The Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii formed over a tectonic plate boundary.

Bassam: The Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii formed over a hot spot.

Which student is correct? ​ (a)  

Which best describes a volcano that forms due to subduction? ​ ​ (b)  

• Bassam
• Ezekial
• Both students
• Neither student
• oceanic crust sinks beneath continental crust.
• in the middle of a tectonic plate.
• at divergent plate boundaries.
• at transform plate boundaries.