Landforms Unit Test

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart
• Come together
• Slide past each other
• subducting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How are scientist able to estimate the thickness of each layer of the Earth? By studying __________

•  radio waves
• sonar waves
• drilling

• seismic waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

This is the plastic layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move.

• Lithosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Mesosphere
• Crust

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

This layer is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.

• Mesosphere
• Asthenosphere
• Mantle
• Lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Solid, outer layer and is made of both the oceanic and continental crust.

• Hydrosphere

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

This famous fault in California has a lot of earthquakes!

• New Madrid

• Denali Fault

• Ramapo Seismic Zone

• San Andreas Fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Slide/Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2