Plate Tectonics

____% of earthquakes happen along the ring of fire

• 90

• 75

• 50

• 25

Answer explanation

Approximately 90% of earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire, which is a major area in the Pacific Ocean basin known for its high seismic activity. This makes 90 the correct answer.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The (a)   is the most famous transform boundary in the world

• San Andreas fault

• Hayward fault

• New Madrid seismic zone

• Cascadia Subduction Zone

Answer explanation

The San Andreas fault is the most well-known transform boundary, located in California. It is famous for its significant seismic activity and has been the focus of many studies on earthquakes.

The (a)   is responsible for the ring of fire.

• Pacific Plate

• Indian Plate

• American Plate

• African Plate

• Eurasian Plate

Answer explanation

The Pacific Plate is primarily responsible for the Ring of Fire, a region known for its high volcanic and seismic activity, due to its tectonic boundaries with several other plates.

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Match the following

• Convergent boundary: 2 oceanic plates

• Mt. Everest was formed by:

• Mt. Everest

• The lowest point on the earth

• Convergent boundary: 2 continental plate

• Mariana Trench was formed by:

• Mariana Trench

• The highest point on the earth

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Match the following

• divergent boundary

• two plates sliding past each other horizontally

• convergent boundary

• two plates colliding; usually involves subduction

• transform boundary

• two plates pulling apart from one another

Match the following

• convergent boundary

• <---

  --->

• divergent boundary

• <----- ----->

• transform boundary

• -----> <-----

DIVERGENT BOUNDARIES

• seafloor (under ocean); on land

• Are there any continental-oceanic divergent boundaries?

• two plates pulling apart

• oceanic means_______ and continental means ___________

• rift valleys

• Divergent:

  continental- continental

• mid-ocean ridges and seafloor spreading

• Divergent:

  oceanic - oceanic

• no

• Divergent boundary means:

CONVERGENT BOUNDARIES

• large mountains forming (no volcanoes)

• Convergent:

  continental- continental

• volcanoes and mountains (the andes)

• Convergent boundary means:

• two plates colliding

• Convergent:

  continental-oceanic

• deep trenches (Mariana Trench)

• Convergent:

  oceanic - oceanic

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TRANSFORM BOUNDARIES

• All boundary types

• What type of boundaries cause earthquakes?

• San Andreas Fault

• Transform boundary means

• two plates sliding past each other

• What causes the most powerful earthquakes?

• earthquakes and faults

• What is the only thing transform boundaries can cause

• Convergent boundaries

• What is the most popular transform boundary in the world?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A large wave formed from an earthquake under the ocean is called a (a)  

• tsunami

• aftershock

• shaking

• liquefaction

Answer explanation

A large wave caused by an underwater earthquake is known as a tsunami. The other options, such as aftershock and liquefaction, refer to different seismic phenomena and do not describe the wave itself.

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