Exploring Plate Boundaries and Crustal Features

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

• Upper, middle, and lower

• North, south, and central

• Divergent, convergent, and transform

• Eastern, western, and central

What geological feature is associated with a divergent boundary?

• Oceanic ridges

• Volcanic islands

• Mountain ranges

• Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which real-world location is an example of an oceanic divergent boundary?

• Himalayas

• San Andreas Fault

• Andes Mountains

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

What is the main driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates at divergent boundaries?

• Solar radiation

• Gravity

• Convection currents

• Magnetic fields

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What determines the interaction at a convergent boundary?

• The density of the plates

• The depth of the plates

• The age of the plates

• The size of the plates

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Which example corresponds to a continental-oceanic convergent boundary?

• Aleutian Islands

• Andes Mountains

• East African Rift Valley

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

What is the primary geological feature formed at transform boundaries?

• Rift valleys

• Oceanic trenches

• Volcanic mountains

• Faults

What happens at a continental-continental convergent boundary?

• Formation of rift valleys

• Subduction of one plate under another

• Spreading of the seafloor

• Creation of mountain ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which real-world example illustrates a transform boundary?

• San Andreas Fault

• East African Rift Valley

• Aleutian Islands

• Himalayas

Which plate boundary is most associated with earthquakes?

• All of the above

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2