Plate Tectonics Review

What is the theory that explains the movement of Earth's lithosphere?

• Subduction

• Plate Tectonics

• Sea-floor Spreading

• Continental Drift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving away from each other?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

What is the name of the process where one tectonic plate is forced under another?

• Subduction

• Divergence

• Convection

• Transformation

Which of the following is a major feature formed at a convergent plate boundary?

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Rift Valley

• Mountain Range

• Ocean Trench

What is the primary force that drives the movement of tectonic plates?

• Solar Energy

• Gravitational Pull

• Convection Currents in the Mantle

• Earth's Rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the creation of new oceanic crust?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

What is the name of the underwater mountain range formed by divergent boundaries?

• Andes Mountains

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• Himalayas

• Rocky Mountains

Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

Which of the following is a result of oceanic-continental convergent boundaries?

• Volcanic Arc

• Rift Valley

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Transform Fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What evidence supports the theory of plate tectonics?

• Fossil Distribution

• Magnetic Stripes on the Ocean Floor

• Earthquake Patterns

• All of the Above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3