Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

• Tectonic plates

• Puzzles

• Earthquakes

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

Scientists think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates are caused by convection currents, that are located in the _________?

• outer core

• inner core

• mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What are underwater mountain ranges called?

• boundaries

• mid-ocean ridges

• rift valleys

The place where old crust is pushed down into a trench is called what?

• subduction

• convection current

• deep-ocean trench

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Two plates move toward each other at what?

• convergent boundary

• transform boundary

• divergent boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Look at the image. The South American and Nasca plate are moving together. Which type of boundary is this? 

• divergent

• convergent

• transform fault

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

In the image, which type of boundary is shown? Hint: its located in the state of California. 

• divergent

• convergent

• transform fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the main cause of most earthquakes?

• human activity

• hurricanes

• changes in temperature in Earth's mantle

• pressure deep within the Earth (from rocks crashing) that is being released

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The movement of Earth's crust along plate boundaries produces

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

• moutains

• All of these options. 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3