Plate Tectonics

The Nazca plate and South America plate is an example of a oceanic and continental plate converging. The denser oceanic plate (Nazca) moves under the continental plate (South American Plate). What features are likely found here?

• Rift Valley

• Volcano

• Folded mountains

• Ocean basins

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The large plates move across the surface of the Earth by what process?

• Convection

• Radiation

• Condensation

• Conduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The Indian Plate converges with the Eurasian Plate. When two continental plates converge what crustal feature is expected to form?

• Rift valley

• Volcano

• Folded mountains

• Ocean basin

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

If the sea-floor is spreading, how are the ocean crusts moving?

• Converging

• Diverging

• Sliding

• No movement

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area. What type of

boundary is it?

• Converging

• Diverging

• Transforming

• Sea floor spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When two oceanic plate boundaries meet, what crustal feature forms?

• Plate tectonics

• Sea floor spreading

• Folded mountains

• Volcanic arc islands

When an oceanic crust meets a continental crust, what occurs?

• The oceanic crust moves under the continental crust resulting in volcanoes.

• The oceanic crust moves over the continental crust resulting in volcanoes.

• The two crusts converge forming folded mountains such as the Himalayas.

• Both crusts are subducted down into the mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following describes diverging?

•  $\rightarrow\leftarrow$  

•  $\leftarrow\rightarrow$  

•  $\parallel$  

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following describes converging

• $\leftarrow\rightarrow$

• $\rightarrow\leftarrow$

• $\parallel$

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which of the following describes transforming?

• $\leftarrow\rightarrow$

• $\rightarrow\leftarrow$

• $\parallel$

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5