Plate Tectonics Boundaries

What are the pieces of Earth that float in the mantle called?

• icebergs

• islands

• sliders

• tectonic plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Divergent boundaries....

• slider by each other

• lighter plate goes under heavier plate

• pull apart

How does a convergent plate boundary with subduction change the earth’s surface?

• Ancient crust forms.

• A volcano can form.

• Heavier plates move up.

• All of the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How many tectonic plates are there?

• 12

• 5

• 3

• 15

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What geological area of the Earth do most volcanoes occur?

• Mariana Trench

• Japan

• Ring of Fire

• Stone Henge

Rocks moving in the mantle creates...

• land slides

• the rock cycle

• convection currents

• flooding

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake

• Volcano Eruption

• Tornado

• Mountain Building

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• Rift Valleys

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

• Rift Valley

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Island Arc

• Flat land

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

• Volcano

• Mountain

• Rift

• Island Arc