1/30/25 Warm Up (Seafloor Spreading and Subduction)

Match the plate boundary with the correct model.

• Divergent boundary

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• Transform boundary

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• Convergent boundary

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where is new ocean crust created?

• Mid-ocean ridges
• Coastal regions
• Continental shelves
• Ocean trenches

Where is old ocean floor melted and destroyed?

• Continental shelves
• Mid-ocean ridges
• Oceanic plateaus
• Subduction zones

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Drag the labels to the correct location on the model of seafloor spreading and subduction.

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b

c

d

e

Subduction Zone

Mantle

Mid Ocean Ridge

Ocean Crust

Continental Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Found at divergent boundaries

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(b) Found at convergent plate boundaries

• Subduction Zone

• Sea floor spreading

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Add the labels to the correct place on the model.

a

b

New ocean floor

Old ocean floor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Identify the location of younger oceanic crust in this diagram

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3