STAAR Review- Plate Tectonics

Mid ocean ridges are formed by _______________.

• convergent boundary that move towards each other

• convergent boundary that moves apart from each other.

• divergent boundary that moves away from each other

• transform boundary that slides past each other

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Which plate boundary?

• Transform
• Convergent
• Divergent

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What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

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A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart
• Come together
• Slide past each other
• subducting

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What type of plate boundary is this?

• Transform
• Convergent
• Divergent
• Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A fault is formed by the movement of a __________ plate boundary

• Transform
• Convergent
• Divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The image shows a mid-ocean ridge.

Where would the youngest rock be found?

• L

• M

• N

• O

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Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?

• At plate boundaries
• in oceans
• in the middle of continents
• in the middle of plates

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The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary

• Divergent
• Convergent
• Reform
• Transform

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What type of boundary creates new seafloor?

• convergent ocean ocean
• convergent ocean continental
• convergent continental continental
• divergent

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