6th grade unit 7 exam

Based on the image above, the boundary between which plates is likely to form an ocean basin?

• North American and Pacific

• South American and African

• Indo-Australian and Pacific

• Eurasian and Indo-Australian

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Based on the image above, one of the boundaries between which plates is classified as transform?

• North American and Pacific

• South American and African

• Indo-Australian and Pacific

• Eurasian and North American

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What is the name of Plate E?

• Eurasian

• African

• Indo-Australian

• Pacific

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The South American Plate is —

• Plate A

• Plate B

• Plate C

• Plate D

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The border marked with a bold dashed line is between which two plates?

• Eurasian and African

• Indo-Australian and Pacific

• North American and South American

• Eurasian and North American

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Which plate is aligned with the west coast of North America?

• Pacific

• Indo-Australian

• African

• Eurasian

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Which plate is located between the South American plate and the Eurasian plate?

• North American

• Indo-Australian

• African

• Pacific

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The Ring of Fire, also called the Circum-Pacific belt, is the zone of earthquakes surrounding the Pacific Ocean. Approximately 90% of the world's earthquakes occur there.

Based on the map above, what major tectonic plate does not border the Ring of Fire?

• North American Plate

• Australian Plate

• African

• South American Plate

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Using the major tectonic plates map, which plates border the Atlantic Ocean?

• Eurasian, North American, and Indo-Australian

• North American, Pacific, and South American

• North American, South American, and African

• Indo-Australian, South American, and African

Using the major tectonic plates map, which plates border the Pacific Ocean?

• Eurasian, North American, and South American

• North American, African, and Indo-Australian

• North American, South American, and African

• Indo-Australian, South American, and African

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