7th Plate Tectonics Test

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

• convection.

• continental drift.

• subduction.

• conduction.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Mountains are created when....

• Two continental plates collide

• Two oceanic plates pull apart

• An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate

• Two continental plates pull apart

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are the two types of crust

• continental and oceanic
• ocean and upper
• lower and upper
• pizza and subway

Why does oceanic crust subduct under continental crust?

• Oceanic crust is thin

• Oceanic crust is dense

• Continental crust is thin

• Continental crust is dense

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Plate Boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

• Transform
• Convergent
• Divergent

The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

• transform boundary.

• divergent boundary.

• convergent boundary.

• rift valley.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The edge of a tectonic plate, where 2 plates meet, where change most often occurs.

• Pacific Plate

• Mountains

• Earthquakes

• Tectonic plate boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A mid-ocean ridge separates the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate through the country of Iceland. Which statement describes the relative motions of the North American and the Eurasian Plates?

• The North American and the Eurasian plates are both moving to the east.

• The North American and the Eurasian plates are both moving to the west.

• The North American plate is moving to the west, and the Eurasian plate is moving to the east.

• The North American plate is moving to the east, and the Eurasian plate is moving to the west.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Ocean Ridges are formed by _______ plate boundaries

• Convergent Oceanic / Continental

• Convergent Continental / Continental

• Convergent Oceanic / Oceanic

• Divergent

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