Plate Boundaries

Which boundary type creates sea floor spreading?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which boundary type creates tall mountains?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which type of boundary creates mid ocean ridges?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What kind of boundary creates a fault?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

The diagram illustrates a strike slip fault. What is another name for a strike slip fault?

• convergent subduction boundary

• transform boundary

• divergent boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Two plates that move away from each other are..

• Divergent

• Converging

• Transforming

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is true of tectonics plates?

• They are constantly moving

• Earthquakes cause them to move

• They don't move for centuries at a time

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support his theory of continential drift?

• Fossil discoveries

• The Himalayan Mountains

• Ancient maps of the world

• Charts of seismic activity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What kind of boundary is shown here?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is happening here?

• divergent boundary, subduction

• convergent boundary, volcano

• transform boundary, trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2