APES 4.1 - Plate Tectonics

During a geography class, Aria, Elijah, and Samuel were discussing the Earth's layers. They were trying to remember the name of the thin layer of rock that we live on. What is it called?

• Asthenosphere

• Lithosphere

• Mantle

• Core

During a geography class, Avery, Ava, and Henry were discussing the chunks that the lithosphere is broken up into. What are these chunks called?

• Tectonic plates

• Mid-oceanic ridges

• Volcanoes

• Rift valleys

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

During a geography class, Evelyn, James, and Harper were discussing plate tectonics. They were trying to identify the type of plate boundary that is formed when plates are moving away from each other. What type of plate boundary were they discussing?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform fault

• Subduction

During a geography class, Evelyn, Nora, and David were discussing the formation of landforms. They wondered what landform is created when tectonic plates collide. Can you help them?

• Mountains

• Volcanoes

• Mid-oceanic ridges

• Rift valleys

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Luna, Anika, and Charlotte are studying geology and they come across a scenario where two tectonic plates are moving alongside each other in opposite directions. What type of plate boundary is this scenario describing?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform fault

• Subduction

Michael, Olivia, and Avery are studying geology and they come across the San Andreas Fault, a transform fault boundary. What causes earthquakes at such locations?

• Magma rising up to the surface

• Plates colliding and subducting

• Plates sliding past each other

• Magma forcing plates apart

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Rohan, David, and Kai are participating in a geography quiz. They are asked, 'What is the name of the pattern of volcanoes around the Pacific plate?'

• Ring of Fire

• Mid-oceanic ridge

• Tsunami

• Hot spot

Abigail, Noah, and Kai were studying about tectonic plate movements in their geography class. Their teacher asked, 'What landform is created when two oceanic plates collide, similar to the scenario in the Pacific Ocean?'.

• Mountains

• Volcanoes

• Mid-oceanic ridges

• Rift valleys

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Mia, Ethan, and Henry are studying plate tectonics and discussing the landform created when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate. What landform are they discussing?

• Mountains

• Volcanoes

• Mid-oceanic ridges

• Rift valleys

During a geography lesson, Jackson, Michael, and Aria were discussing the formation of landforms. They wondered what landform is created when two continental plates collide. Can you help them?

• Mountains

• Volcanoes

• Mid-oceanic ridges

• Rift valleys

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2