Plate Motion Unit Test

The outermost layer of the Earth that is not atmosphere

A boundary or fault where two plates collide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A boundary or fault where two plates spread apart

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A boundary or fault where two plates slide past each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A section of Earth's crust that moves

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Convergent Plate Boundary

• Divergent Plate Boundary

• Transform Plate Boundary

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How are Earthquakes caused?

• They are caused by volcanic eruptions.

• They are caused by landslides.

• They are caused by plates.

• They are caused by plates moving and colliding with each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is an image of a plate boundary. What type of plate boundary is this?

• Convergent Plate boundary

• Divergent Plate Boundary

• Transform Plate Boundary

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What kinds of landforms can moving plates create?

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• Deep Ocean Trenches

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Earthquakes and volcanoes are more likely to form at which plate boundary?

• Convergent Plate Boundary

• Divergent Plate boundary

• Transform Plate Boundary

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2