Plate Tectonics Notes

The surface of the Earth is broken up into pieces called

• tectonic plates
• continental sections
• boundaries
• faults

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What are the two basic types of plates on earth?

• oceanic and atmospheric
• continental and oceanic
• continental and magnetic
• oceanic and divergent

A mid-ocean ridge is formed at which type of boundary?

• Convergent
• Transform
• Subduction
• Divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A __________ boundary occurs where two plates move apart.

• Transform
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Subduction

Rift valleys, ocean basins, and mid-ocean ridges occur where plates move apart, or ______________*** (write this one in your notes)

• converge
• transform
• diverge
• slide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The San Andreas fault is an example of a __________ boundary.

• Transform
• Subduction
• Convergent
• Divergent

A type of boundary where two plates slide past each other.

• Divergent
• Transform
• Convergent
• Subduction

Earthquakes can occur along _________ at transform boundaries.

• ridges
• mountains
• faults
• volcanoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How many types of convergent boundaries are there?

• one
• two
• three
• four

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

A boundary where plates collide.

• divergent
• transform
• horizontal
• convergent