The table shows the times of high tides and low tides for a coastal location. How much time occurred between the high tides on this day?

• approximately 6.5 hours

• a little less than 12 hours

• almost 12.5 hours

• a little more than 24 hours

The map represents portions of three tectonic plates. Points A through D represent locations on Earth’s surface. Which location is closest to a zone of rifting?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The cross section represents a section of Earth’s lithosphere along the coast of Japan. The epicenter of a large magnitude earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011 is indicated. Devastation occurred mainly in the low-lying coastal areas of Japan closest to the epicenter. Letter A represents a geologic feature. Which type of tectonic plate boundary is represented in the cross-section?

• COMPLEX

• TRANSFORM

• CONVERGENT

• DIVERGENT

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The geologic feature indicated by letter A is

• a hot spot

• an island arc

• an ocean trench

• an igneous intrusion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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The cross section represents a section of Earth’s lithosphere along the coast of Japan. The epicenter of a large magnitude earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011 is indicated. Devastation occurred mainly in the low-lying coastal areas of Japan closest to the epicenter. What most likely caused the major devastation along the fl at coastal areas of Japan as a result of this earthquake?

• crustal downwarping

• lava flows

• landslides

• a tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When major volcanic eruptions send large amounts of ash and dust into the atmosphere, worldwide air temperatures usually become

• warmer, because the atmosphere is less transparent

• warmer, because the atmosphere is more transparent

• cooler, because the atmosphere is less transparent

• cooler, because the atmosphere is more transparent

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

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Compared to the granitic continental crust, the basaltic oceanic crust is

• thinner and less dense

• thinner and more dense

• thicker and less dense

• thicker and more dense

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which table correctly matches the layers of Earth’s interior with the appropriate description?

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The map shows a tectonic plate boundary in the Atlantic Ocean between South America and Africa. Letters A, B, C, and D represent locations on Earth’s surface. The most recently formed oceanic crust would be located closest to location

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Most of the tectonic plate boundaries of the Scotia Plate are classified as [USE PAGE 12 OF THE ESSRT]

• transform boundaries with the plates moving in a relative east–west direction

• transform boundaries with the plates moving in a relative north–south direction

• divergent boundaries with the plates moving in a relative east–west direction

• divergent boundaries with the plates moving in a relative north–south direction

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1