TEKS 8.9

Transform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?

• volcanoes

• deep sea trenches

• underwater mountain ranges

• earthquakes

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The outer layer of the Earth is called the __________.

• core

• crust

• mantle

• plates

The liquid layer below the Earth's crust is the

• core

• lava

• magma

• mantle

Which of the following is NOT a tectonic boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Observant

• Transform

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Move away from each other

• Come together

• Slide past each other

• Slide beneath one another

What forms at a convergent boundary between a continental plate and an oceanic plate?

• volcanoes

• rift valleys

• faults

• mid-ocean ridges

A rift valley occurs at a ____________ boundary.

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• horizontal

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A trench forms at a _________ boundary.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• vertical

What is the process in which two plates move toward each other but one sinks under the other?

• subduction

• convection

• divergence

• transformation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?

• Fossils

• Mountains

• Glaciers

• Sand Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3