Tutoring Plate Tectonics

Earth's huge supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.

• Pangea

• Nazca

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

convergent boundary

• 
• where two plates are moving toward each other

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Divergent boundary

• where two plates are moving away from each other

• may result in seafloor spreading

• 
• where two plates slide past each other

Volcanoes are formed when which type of crust subducts under another plate?

• continental

• oceanic

• magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

convergent plates move

• towards each other

• away from each other

• past each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Two plates moving or sliding by each other.

• Divergent Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• None

The mid Atlantic ridge is a ___ boundary.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

• transform boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake
• Volcano Eruption
• Tornado
• Mountain Building

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

At a transform boundary the plates.....

• collide

• diverge

• slide past each other