Plate Tectonics Review

Which layer consists of Earth's crust and upper mantle divided into tectonic plates?

• atmosphere

• mesosphere

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

Which type of plate boundaries are responsible for seafloor spreading?

• an area where two crustal plates collide, creating up thrust

• an area where one crustal plate slides underneath another crustal plate

• an area where two crustal plates slide past each other

• an area where two crustal plates pull away from each other

The movement of the crustal plates can cause events and structural features on the surface of Earth.

Which of these is NOT a result of the movement of the crustal plates?

• Earthquakes

• Mountains

• Tides

• Volcanoes

True or False: Glaciers are caused by the movement of the crustal plates?

• True

• False

What happens when two plates push towards each other?

• collision and rift valleys

• separation and rift valleys

• separation and subduction

• collision and subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When subduction happens, which plate will go under the other plate?

• the denser one

• the less dense one

• the one with magma

• the one with mountains

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Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?

• submarine zone
• divergence zone
• subduction zone
• lower zone

A class is exploring seafloor spreading. The students want to learn more about how igneous rock is formed deep within the bottom of the ocean. Which type of plate boundaries should the students study in order to understand seafloor spreading?

• an area where two crustal plates pull away from each other

• an area where two crustal plates collide, creating upthrust

• an area where one crustal plate slides underneath another crustal plate

• an area where two crustal plates slide past each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The locations of earthquakes, volcanoes, and mid ocean ridges provide evidence for the________

• law of gravity

• plate tectonics theory

• scientific process

• global warming theory

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Scratched and scarred rocks and debris along with glacial deposits found in South Africa show evidence that supports which of the following theories?

• ice age

• mass extinction

• plate tectonics

• climate change

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