Exploring Plate Tectonics in Iceland

What is the estimated increase in flight costs between the U.S. and Europe after 1000 years due to the widening Atlantic Ocean?

• $1500

• $2000

• $3500

• $2500

What layer of Earth is described as being beneath the crust and above the core?

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Outer core

What is the primary mechanism that drives the movement of tectonic plates according to the video?

• Convection currents in the mantle

• Gravitational pull of the moon

• Solar radiation

• Magnetic field interactions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of boundary involves the collision and possible subduction of tectonic plates?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Stable

• Transform

What geological feature forms when continental plates collide?

• Mountains

• Volcanoes

• Islands

• Rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of boundary is found at the San Andreas Fault?

• Divergent

• Subductive

• Transform

• Convergent

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

At what rate is Iceland being split apart due to the divergent boundary at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

• 3.5 cm per year

• 2.0 cm per year

• 1.5 cm per year

• 2.5 cm per year

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which plates are involved in forming the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

• Indo-Australian and Eurasian

• North American and Eurasian

• Pacific and North American

• South American and African

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What natural feature is formed by the hot magma near Earth's surface in regions like Iceland?

• Oceans

• Rivers

• Lakes

• Hot springs

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What activity is suggested to better understand the movement of tectonic plates?

• Conducting experiments with rocks

• Analyzing world maps to locate plate boundaries

• Building a scale model of tectonic plates

• Visiting geological sites

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1