Exploring Plate Tectonics and Boundaries

What is the Earth's crust made up of?

• Molten lava

• Water

• Solid rock

• Plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed about 270 million years ago?

• Laurasia

• Atlantis

• Gondwana

• Pangaea

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What is the main driver of plate movement?

• Gravity

• Convection

• Magnetism

• Wind

What happens to the mantle during convection?

• It stays still

• It rises and cools

• Both B and C

• It sinks and heats

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is a plate boundary?

• A place where two plates meet

• A place where plates are created

• A place where plates are stationary

• A place where plates are destroyed

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What occurs at convergent boundaries?

• Plates move apart

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates collide

• Plates stay still

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What can form on a continental plate due to subduction at convergent boundaries?

• Mountains

• Volcanoes

• Lakes

• Rivers

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What happens at divergent boundaries?

• Plates stay still

• Plates slide past each other

• Plates move apart

• Plates move together

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What is the result of the sliding motion at transform boundaries?

• Mountains

• Earthquakes

• Rivers

• Volcanoes

How much do the continents move each year due to plate tectonics?

• One inch

• One mile

• One foot

• One meter

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3