Amplify Plate Motion Assessment with vocab

What is a landform?

• A diagram showing the inside of something

• A feature that forms on Earth's surface like mountains or dunes

• A place where two plates meet

• A set of interacting parts forming a whole

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which term describes things we observe happening repeatedly?

• System

• Model

• Pattern

• Cross-section

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is a trench?

• An underwater mountain range

• A volcanic eruption

• A place where plates meet

• A deep indentation in the ocean floor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which term means "moving toward the same place"?

• Divergent

• Cross-section

• Pattern

• Convergent

What is a plate boundary?

• The place where two plates meet

• A deep ocean indentation

• An underwater mountain range

• A volcanic eruption site

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which describes "moving apart in different directions"?

• System

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Pattern

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is a mid-ocean ridge?

• A computer simulation

• A deep sea trench

• An underwater mountain range formed by separating plates

• A type of volcanic activity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What term describes eruptions and lava flows?

• Volcanic activity

• Convergent movement

• System formation

• Plate boundaries

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a cross-section?

• A pattern of movement

• A type of landform

• A diagram showing the inside view

• A set of interacting parts

What is a model?

• A type of plate boundary

• A simplified representation to help understanding

• A deep ocean trench

• A volcanic formation