HS SCI CHP 17: Part 1- Active & Passive Continental Margins

A geologist is studying a region with a wide continental shelf. Of the available options, what are they most likely studying?

• The subduction zone

• A passive continental margin

• An active continental margin

• The tectonic zone

A geologist is studying an area where the continental crust comes into contact with the oceanic crust. What is this area called?

• The continental margin

• subduction zone
• oceanic trench
• continental shelf

While studying a certain area, a geologist observes that the region is mountainous with earthquake and volcanic activity. What kind of area is the geologist studying?

• An active continental margin

• An urban environment.
• A coastal area.
• A desert region.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is NOT a true statement?

• The mantle of the earth is mostly solid, but the materials within the mantle can melt and form magma.

• The earth's crust is broken into sections, including the continental crust and the oceanic crust.

• The earth has three main layers with the crust being the outermost layer.

• The innermost layer of the earth is called the inner mantle.

Which of the following terms is used to describe the area where plates converge and one plate is driven below the other?

• Subduction zone
• Continental shelf
• Divergent boundary
• Transform fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3