Tectonic Plates

What type of landform is most likely formed by a divergent tectonic plate boundary?

• island arc

• oceanic trench

• rift zone

• folded mountains

What do Layers 1 and 2 represent?

• Layer 1: asthenosphere; Layer 2: continental crust

• Layer 1: continental crust; Layer 2: lithosphere

• Layer 1: asthenosphere; Layer 2: lithosphere

• Layer 1: lithosphere; Layer 2: asthenosphere

Assume that the diagram below shows a cross section of part of the lithosphere.

Which diagram correctly shows what will happen to the lithosphere when pushed by tectonic forces?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Use the information to answer the question.

Which statements are true?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which statement describes the differences between continental and oceanic crust?

• Continental crust is thin with low density, while oceanic crust is thick with high density.

• Continental crust is thick with low density, while oceanic crust is thin with high density.

• Continental crust is thick with high density, while oceanic crust is thin with low density.

• Continental crust is thin with high density, while oceanic crust is thick with low density.

Ancient fossils have been placed on the map indicating where they were found.

The strongest evidence exists for which two continents to have been connected when Pangaea was present?

• South America and Africa

• North America and Africa

• Africa and Australia

• South America and Australia

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Earthquakes occur along the San Andreas Fault in California. Which statement best describes plate motion in the area during the time between earthquakes?

• Plate motion stops, and plate tension decreases.

• Plate motion continues, and plate tension increases.

• Plate motion continues, and plate tension increases. Plate motion stops, and only the mantle moves.

• Plate motion reverses, and plates return to their original positions.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

The map below shows the present day locations of South America and Africa. Remains of Mesosaurus, an extinct fresh water reptile have been found in similarly aged rock layers formed from lake sediments.

Which statement represents the most logical conclusion from this evidence?

• Mesosaurus migrated across frozen oceans from Africa to South America during an ice age.

• The continents of South America and Africa were once joined when the Mesosaurus lived.

• The continents of South America and Africa once had underground waterways where the Mesosaurus travelled from continent to continent.

• The continents of South America and Africa had very different climates from each other which caused the Mesosaurus to migrate from season to season.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of these is NOT a type of plate boundary?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Bivergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This type of plate boundary is when two plates slide past each other.

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

• Subductive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3