Tectonic Plates Test Review

At divergent boundaries, tectonic plates...

• slide horizontally past each other in opposite directions
• move away from each other
• move toward each other
• None of the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Tectonic plates are constantly moving at different rates and in different directions.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

At convergent plate boundaries, tectonic plates move toward each other.

• True
• False

At transform boundaries, tectonic plates....

• move toward each other
• slide horizontally past each other in opposite directions
• slide horizontally past each other in the same direction
• move away from each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Earthquakes are common at ________ boundaries.

• transform
• convergent
• divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Greenland, North America, Siberia, and the surrounding oceanic crust.

• tectonic plates

• African Plate

• North American Plate

• South American Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere, including most of the landmasses of Europe and Asia.

• South American Plate

• North American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• African Plate

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of Africa and the surrounding oceanic crust.

• African Plate

• South American Plate

• North American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of South America and the oceanic crust extending to the Mid-Atlantic ridge.

• North American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• African Plate

• South American Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that includes the continental crust of India and Australia and the surrounding oceanic crust.

• Pacific Plate

• Antarctic Plate

• Indo-Australian Plate

• African Plate