Plate tectonics Review

What are tectonic plates?

• Layers of molten rock beneath the Earth's surface

• Pieces of the Earth's crust that move on the mantle

• Sections of the Earth's atmosphere

• Large sections of the Earth's ocean floor only

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

How do divergent boundaries move?

• Two tectonic plates move away from each other

• Two tectonic plates move toward each other

• One tectonic plate slides past another

• Tectonic plates move in a circular motion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How do convergent boundaries move?

• Two tectonic plates remain stationary.

• Two tectonic plates slide past each other.

• Two tectonic plates move towards each other.

• Two tectonic plates move away from each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How do transform boundaries move?

• Two tectonic plates move towards each other

• Two tectonic plates move away from each other

• Tectonic plates move in a circular motion

• Two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally

What type of plate boundary is shown in the following image ?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of plate boundary is shown in the following image ?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of convergent boundary is modeled in the following image?

• Continental-Continental Convergent Boundary
• Oceanic-Continental Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent Boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of convergent boundary is modeled in the following image?

• Continental-Continental Convergent Boundary
• Oceanic-Continental Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent Boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of convergent boundary is modeled in the following image?

• Continental-Continental Convergent Boundary
• Oceanic-Continental Convergent Boundary
• Transform Boundary
• Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent Boundary

What event typically occurs due to transform boundaries?

• Earthquakes
• Mountain formation
• Tsunamis
• Volcanic eruptions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2