Plate Tectonics

Identify the plate boundary in the model.

(Model description: The model shows an oceanic plate going underneath a continental plate to create a volcano)

• Divergent Boundary

• Ocean to Continental Convergent Boundary (Subduction Zone)

• Transform Plate Boundary

• Continental to Continental Convergent Boundary (Collision Zone)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The Himalaya Mountains were formed by the collision of two continental plates.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When two plates divide, or spread apart, a _________________ boundary forms.

• Divergent Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A divergent boundary can create...

• Seafloor Spreading

• Mid-Ocean Ridges

• Rift Valleys

• Tsunamis

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of event will occur at the plate boundary in the mode?

(Model description: In the model there are two plates sliding back and forth past each other).

• Tornado

• Volcano

• Mountain

• Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the term for the process by which a heavier, denser plate slides under a less dense plate?

• Plate Boundary

• Submersion

• Subduction

• Accretion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Islands can form from magma which is pushed up at a __________ plate boundary

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The model shows seafloor spreading. Each of the labels shows a different section of crust, some newer and some older. L is the closest to the mid-ocean ridge, M follows L, N follows M, and O is the furthest away from the mid-ocean ridge. Where would the oldest rock be found?

• L

• M

• N

• O

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?

• Crust is destroyed at a subduction zone at the same time it is created with seafloor spreading

• New crust is underwater where it sinks to form a volcano at a convergent boundary

• New crust breaks more easily than old crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Identify the plate boundary in the model.

(Model description: In the model there are two plate dividing, or moving away from each other).

• Divergent Boundary

• Ocean to Continent Convergent Boundary

• Transform Plate Boundary

• Continent to Continent Convergent Boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3