6.2 & 6.3 Test Practice

Subduction Zone:

• region along a plate boundary where one plate moves under another plate
• lava that eventually forms an island
• the study of alignment of magnetic minerals and rocks
• process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms
• undersea mountain range where new crust is added

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Mid-Ocean Ridge:

• undersea mountain range where new crust is added
• lava that eventually forms an island
• the study of alignment of magnetic minerals and rocks
• process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms
• deep underwater valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Oceanic Trench:

• deep underwater valley
• lava that eventually forms an island
• the study of alignment of magnetic minerals and rocks
• process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms
• undersea mountain range where new crust is added

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Island Arc:

• lava that eventually forms an island
• the study of alignment of magnetic minerals and rocks
• process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms
• undersea mountain range where new crust is added
• deep underwater valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Paleomagnetism:

• the study of alignment of magnetic minerals and rocks
• lava that eventually forms an island
• process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms
• undersea mountain range where new crust is added
• deep underwater valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is an undersea mountain range that forms at a divergent boundary?

• a rip
• a rift
• a rent
• a mid-ocean ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What occurs at a transform boundary?

• Two plates collide and crumple.
• Two plates slide past each other horizontally.
• Oceanic lithosphere collides with continental lithosphere.
• Magma rises to the surface and forms a mid-ocean ridge.

How does sediment that is closer to a mid-ocean ridge compare with sediment that is farther away?

• it is older
• it is larger
• it is smaller
• it is younger

The Pacific Ring of Fire is?

• a mid-ocean ridge
• a region of active volcanoes
• a single, volcanic island chain
• a rift valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The Himalaya Mountains were formed at a collision at a?

• divergent boundary
• transform boundary
• convergent boundary
• fracture zone

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1