Amplify Chapter 2 Comprehension Questions

What is a plate boundary?

• The place along which two plates meet

• The single point where earthquakes happen

• Long lines on the ground that cause the plates to move

• A place where fossils can be found

Which is NOT a type of plate boundary we have studied?

• Divergent

• Intersectional

• Convergent

Which sentence best describes a convergent boundary?

• Where plates move side by side

• Where plates move apart from each other

• Where plates move towards each other

• Where plates are relatively still

At a divergent boundary, the plates move...

• Only a little bit

• Into the mantle

• Away from each other

• Towards each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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T or F: Earthquakes only happen at convergent boundaries.

• True

• False

T or F: Earthquakes and volcanic activity happen at both convergent and divergent boundaries

• True

• False

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Describe the plate-mantle interaction at a convergent boundary

• one plate rises up above into the mantle

• The plates move apart and material from the mantle rises up to add new rock

• One plate sinks underneath the other and becomes part of the mantle

• The plates move apart and a large gap is formed

Which landform is associated with convergent boundaries?

• Trench

• Mountain

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Floor Gaps

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Describe the plate-mantle interaction at a divergent boundary

• One plate rises up above into the mantle

• One plate sinks underneath the other and becomes part of the mantle

• The plate move apart and a large gap is formed

• The plates move apart and material from the mantle rises up to add new rock

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Which landform is associated with divergent boundaries?

• Trench

• Mountain

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Floor gap

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3