Plate Boundaries and Layers of the Earth

This type of boundary results from plates moving toward each other

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

This boundary is a result of plates sliding past each other in opposite directions

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Earthquakes are mainly found at _______ boundaries

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

Volcanoes usually occur at...

• subduction zones

• divergent boundaries

• transform boundaries

Mountains usually form at...

• convergent boundaries

• divergent boundaries

• transform boundaries

The "Ring of Fire" is found mainly around the .....

• Pacific Plate

• South American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• Antarctic Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which plate is located at number 5?

• North American

• South American

• African

• Eurasian

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer is at A?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which layer is "C" pointing to?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which tectonic plate is represented by number 4?

• N. American Plate

• S. American Plate

• African Plate

• Indo-Australian Plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3