Amplify Plate Motion Assessment

A __________ is the place where two plates meet.

• Tectonic Plate

• Plate Boundary

• Convergent Zone

• Trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The South American and African plates are diverging at a rate of about _________ per year.

• 18.5 cm

• 1 cm

• 3 cm

• 50 cm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

_____ is the technology scientists use to measure how fast the plates move.

• RNS

• GPS

• Infrared waves

• Pencil and paper

Fossil remains of Lystrosaurus have been found in India and South Africa. When they were living, all the Lystrosaurus lived together on land, and they could not swim. However, now there is an ocean between the fossils. What could explain how these fossils got so far apart?

• India and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates floated away from each other across the ocean.

• India and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved far apart as soft, solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates over millions of years.

• India and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved apart as new plates from underneath got added between them over millions of years.

• India and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates were sometimes pushed far apart by earthquakes, and soft, solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Fossil remains of Cynognathus (an extinct large-bodied animal) have been discovered in Argentina and South Africa. When they were living, all the Cynognathus lived together on land, and they could not swim. However, now there is an ocean between the fossils. What could explain how these fossil got so far apart?

• Argentina and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved apart as new plates from underneath got added between them over millions of years.

• Argentina & South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates floated away from each other across the ocean.

• Argentina & South Africa are parts of differetn plates. The plates slowly moved far apart as soft, solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates over millions of years.

• Argentina and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates were sometimes pushed far apart by earthquakes, and soft solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

In the past, Africa used to be farther away from Europe than it is now (shown above). What could explain why Africa is closer to Europe now than it was before?

• Africa and Europe are parts of different plates. The plates floated toward each other across the ocean.

• Africa and Europe are parts of different plates. The plates were sometimes pushed toward each other by earthquakes, and one plate went under the other plate into soft, solid rock.

• Africa and Eruope are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved toward each other over millions of years. When the plates hit each other, they broke into smaller pieces.

• Africa and Europe are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved toward each other as one plate went under the other plate into soft, solid rock over millions of years.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A team of researchers have been using GPS data to track two plates that are moving toward each other. Which diagram shows what is happening at the place where the plates are moving toward each other?

• Diagram A: One plate is going underneath the other plate and sinking into the ocean below.

• Diagram B: One plate is goign underneath the other plate adn sinking into the soft rock below.

• Diagram C: Two plates are hitting each other, and the paltes are breaking into pieces, creating sand.

• Diagram D: Two plates are pushing against each other, causing teh edges to bend upward.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

GPS data shows that two plates moved apart. Which diagram shows what happened between the two plates as they moved away from each other.

• Diagram A: A new plate from underneath filled in the gap that was created by the plates moving apart.

• Diagram B: Sand and dirt filled in the gap that was created by the plates moving apart.

• Diagram C: Ocean water filled in the gap that was created by the plates moving apart.

• Diagram D: Soft, solid rock from underneath the plates rose and hardened, adding solid rock to the edges of both plates.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Similar rock formations have been discovered in Brazil & South Africa. These rock formations were formed at the same time and are made of the same types of rocks. Waht could explain hwo these rocks got so far apart?

• Brazil & South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates were sometimes pushed far apart by earthquakes, adn soft, solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates.

• Brazil and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates floated away from each other across the ocean.

• Brazil and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved apart as new plates from underneath got added between them over millions of years.

• Brazil and South Africa are parts of different plates. The plates slowly moved far apart as soft, solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates over millions of years.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Patterns on this map tell us that...

• Volcanic activity and earthquakes can cause damage to buildings and hurt people.

• Volcanic activity and earthquakes happened in similar areas.

• Volcanic activity and earthquakes happened in random locations all over the map.

• Volcanic activity and earthquakes happened in the following order: volcanic activity, earthquake, volcanic activity, earthquake, and so on.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2