Lithospheric Plates

What do you call the theory about the movement of plates?

• plate motion

• plate run

• plate movement

• plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which is NOT a lithospheric plate?

• Indian plate

• Arctic plate

• African plate

• Philippine plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Crustal plate A is moving away from crustal plate B. What is the expected average rate of change in position between A and B?

• a.a few millimeters per day

• b.a few meters per month

• c.a few centimeters per year

• d.a few millimeters per century

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

It is a lithospheric plate has the highest proportion of continental crust?

• a.Eurasia Plate

• b.North American Plate

• c.South American Plate

• d.Antarctica Plate

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which letter represents the oceanic crust?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is the process that is thought to move the tectonic plates?

• Earth's rotation

• tidal forces from the Sun and Moon

• convection currents

• magnetic anomalies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The area where two tectonic plates move apart from one another is known as a

• Hot spot

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

Which is TRUE about the continental crust?

• It is thinner than oceanic crust

• It is denser than oceanic crust

• It is thicker but less dense than the oceanic crust

• It is thinner and more dense than the oceanic crust

Which of the following facts are NOT based on the picture?

• Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust

• Oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust

• The layer below the crust is the upper mantle

• The Lithosphere is composed of the crust and the upper mantle

What minor plate is found below the Eurasian plate?

• Indian plate

• Cocos plate

• African plate

• Nazca plate