Tectonics

Ocean Ridges are formed by _______ plate boundaries

• Convergent Oceanic / Continental

• Convergent Continental / Continental

• Convergent Oceanic / Oceanic

• Divergent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Mountains are formed by _______ forces

• Compression

• Sheer

• Tension

• Divergent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The upper part of the mantle that is semisolid where convection pushes the tectonic plates

• Mantle

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A divergent boundary occurs when plates experience ________ force

• Compression

• Tension

• Sheer

• Subducting

A transform boundary occurs when plates experience ________ force

• Compression

• Tension

• Sheer

• Subducting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What causes convection currents?

• Hot magma rises while cool magma sinks

• The rotation of the Earth

• Ocean currents pulling plates apart

• The spinning of the Earth's core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Oceanic crust is largely made of

• Dense basalt rock

• Light basalt rock

• Dense granite rock

• Light granite rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Why does oceanic crust subduct under continental crust?

• Oceanic crust is thin

• Oceanic crust is dense

• Continental crust is thin

• Continental crust is dense

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A fault is formed by the movement of a __________ plate boundary

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

Non-volcanic earthquakes are caused by _______ forces

• Compression

• Sheer

• Tension

• Divergent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2