Review - Plate Tectonics Exam

Identify one safety precaution that residents of Maui could have undertaken in response to the tsunami warning.

• Ignore the alert and continue activities
• Gather supplies for a picnic
• Stay indoors during the warning
• Evacuate to higher ground

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What most likely caused the major devastation along the flat coastal areas of Japan as a result of this earthquake?

• Flooding
• Volcanic eruption
• Landslide
• Tsunami

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of plate boundary is shown in the model?

• Divergent plate boundary
• Transform plate boundary
• Convergent plate boundary
• Subduction plate boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

According to the map, what is the relationship between the distance from the epicenter and the arrival time of the tsunami waves?

• The relationship is that greater distances from the epicenter lead to longer arrival times of tsunami waves.
• The relationship shows that greater distances from the epicenter result in faster arrival times of tsunami waves.
• The relationship indicates that all tsunami waves arrive simultaneously regardless of distance.
• The relationship is that closer distances from the epicenter lead to shorter arrival times of tsunami waves.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Identify the type of plate boundary represented in the cross sections.

• Convergent plate boundary
• Subduction plate boundary
• Transform plate boundary
• Divergent plate boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which type of tectonic plate boundary is located at mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys?

• Divergent boundary
• Subduction zone
• Transform boundary
• Convergent boundary

The photograph below shows the East African Rift Valley in Africa. Which tectonic movement of Earth's crust is most likely responsible for this feature?

• convergence of continental crust

• convergence of oceanic crust

• divergence of continental crust

• divergence of oceanic crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Points A through D are locations on the ocean floor.

Line XY connects locations in North America and Africa.

In which cross section do the arrows best show the convection occurring within the asthenosphere beneath line XY?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The cross section below represents a pattern of magnetic field reversals preserved in the igneous bedrock of the oceanic crust east of the Mid-Atlantic ridge.

Which cross section best represents the magnetic field pattern west of the Mid-Atlantic ridge?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The map below shows the Atlantic Ocean divided into zones A, B, C, and D. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is located between zones B and C.

Which graph best represents the geologic age of the surface bedrock on the ocean bottom?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4