Plate Tectonics

Earth's plates meet at ____________.

• plate tectonics

• plate boundaries

• continental drift

• oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A __________ forms where plates diverge on land.

• rift valley

• mid-ocean ridge

• mountain

• trench

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________________ currents drive Earth's plate movement.

• ocean

• atmosphere

• wind

• convection

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Plates slide apart along _____________ boundaries.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

• universal

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which feature forms at convergent boundaries?

• trench

• rift valley

• mountain range

• mid-ocean ridge

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The Earth’s surface is not a solid surface but is divided into

• several oceanic plates.
• continental and crustal plates.
  
• seven continental plates.
• continental and oceanic plates.
  

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where would sea floor spreading most likely occur?

• At convergent boundaries (oceanic vs. oceanic)

• At convergent boundaries (oceanic vs. continental)

• At divergent plate boundaries (oceanic vs. oceanic)

• At transform plate boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is this?

• convergent

• transform

• divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is this?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is this?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3