Plate Tectonics

Which direction do plates travel at a Convergent Boundary?

• Away from each other

• Towards each other

• Slide past each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which direction do plates travel at a Divergent Boundary?

• Towards each other

• Away from each other

• Slide past each other

Which direction do plates travel at a Transform Boundary?

• Towards each other

• Away from each other

• Slide past each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which plate boundary type is MOST associated with earthquakes. (they all have some earthquakes, but one is more associated than the others).

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Which plate boundary type is associated with Seafloor Spreading?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

How were the Himalayan mountains formed (Mt. Everest).

• One plate slide under another

• Two plates spreading apart (divergent)

• Two plates coming together (convergent)

• Aliens

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Why was Alfred Wegener important for Plate Tectonics?

• He began the idea of Continental Drift

• He was the person who started the idea of gravity

• He was a professor that taught about animals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which is the North American Plate?

• 5

• 9

• 2

• 1

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which is the Pacific Plate?

• 2

• 1

• 9

• 8

Which is the South American Plate?

• 9

• 4

• 7

• 6

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3