Plate Boundaries

What happens to the plates in convergent boundary?

• It moves apart.

• It comes together.

• It slides one another.

• It moves together then apart.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which statement is true about the two types of crust?

• Asthenosphere underlies the ocean basins and continental crust underlies the continents.

• Lithosphere underlies the continents and continental crust underlies the ocean basins.

• Oceanic crust underlies the ocean basins and continental crust underlies the continents.

• Oceanic crust underlies the continents and continental crust underlies the ocean basins.

Which statement tells the similar properties of crust and the uppermost portion of the mantle?

• Both are solid and rigid

• Both are liquid and flowing

• Both are weak and capable of flowing

• Both are gaseous and capable of evaporating

In which layer of the Earth is the asthenosphere located?

• crust

• inner core

• mantle

• outer core

Which term refers to the area where two tectonic plates meet?

• focus

• convection

• mantle

• plate boundary

Which kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• convergent

• divergent

• reverse

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What happens to the plates in transform boundary?

• It moves apart.

• It comes together.

• It slides one another.

• It moves together then apart.

Which following statement is true in naming plate boundaries?

• their densities

• their material composition

• their phase whether solid or liquid

• their motions with respect to one another

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of plate boundary is shown?

• convergent

• divergent

• reverse

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

1. The layers of the Earth are comprised of ____________.

• atmosphere, crust and mantle

• crust, atmosphere and metallic core

• lithosphere, mantle and metallic core

• asthenosphere, lithosphere and mantle