Earth's Interior, Plate Tectonics, and Boundaries

When two tectonic plates move away from each other.

• continental boundary

• transform boundary

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where two tectonic plates move toward each other

• continental boundary

• transform boundary

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where two tectonic plates slide past each other resulting in earthquakes.

• continental boundary

• transform boundary

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

Most earthquakes... 

• occur over land

• occur at plate boundaries

• occur over water

• occur in Nebraska

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which statement explains why tectonic plates move?

• Plates move because Earth’s interior is slowly cycling.

• Plates move because they are slowly expanding and growing larger.

• Plates move because landforms cause them to move in different directions.

• Plates move because of the weight of the oceans pressing on parts of Earth’s surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which processes are best explained by the theory of plate tectonics?

• life cycles of plants

• food chains and webs

• changes in air pressure

• earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which area most likely has the greatest number of fast, large-scale changes?

• along seashores

• at high elevations

• near magnetic poles

• near plate boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of change best describes folded mountain belts that sometimes form at plate boundaries?

• a slow, large-scale change

• a slow, small-scale change

• a fast, large-scale change

• a slow, small-scale change

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Which description is evidence for the theory of plate tectonics but does not suggest that the continents were once connected?

• matching rock layers on separate continents

• similar land features on separated, present-day continents

• the interlocking of present-day coastlines, such as Africa and South America

• thin layer of sediment covering the ocean floor, indicating that it was relatively young

What is formed at convergent, ocean-continental plate boundaries?

• Mid-ocean ridge

• Volcanic mountains (volcanic arc)

• Mountains

• Deep ocean trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3