Plate Tectonics Modeling Questions

What features are created when oceanic crust collides with continental crust?

• Subduction zone, Trench, Volcanic Activity (volcanoes), Earthquakes

• Rift Valley, Earthquakes

• Mid Ocean Ridge, Seafloor spreading

• Mountains, Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is created when continental crust collides with continental crust?

• Subduction zone, Trench

• Mountains, Earthquakes

• Rift Valley, Earthquakes

• Mid Ocean Ridge, Earthquakes

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What is created when continental crust is dividing from continental crust?

• Rift Valley, Earthquakes

• Subduction zone, Trench

• Mountains, Earthquakes

• Mid Ocean Ridge, Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Fill in the blank: At a divergent boundary between oceanic crusts, _______ is rising by the force of pressure.

• magma

• water

• sand

• lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following is most likely to occur at a transform plate boundary?

• Rift Valleys

• Volcanoes

• Mid Ocean Ridges

• Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What geological feature forms when two oceanic plates diverge?

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Rift Valley

• Trench

• Mountain Range

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Fill in the blank: When an oceanic plate is forced beneath another plate, a _______ is often formed.

• plateau

• rift valley

• mountain

• trench

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is most likely to form at a convergent boundary between two oceanic plates?

• Mid Ocean Ridge

• Trench, Volcanic Island Arc

• Rift Valley

• Plateau

Fill in the blank: The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a _______ plate boundary.

• subduction

• transform

• convergent

• divergent

What geological event is commonly associated with all types of plate boundaries?

• Earthquakes

• Mountain formation

• Trenches

• Volcanoes