Types of Tectonic Plate Boundaries

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the result of the compression that occurs when two continental plates converge?
Formation of oceanic trenches
Creation of volcanic islands
Uplift and formation of mountain ranges
Spreading of the sea floor
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which mountain range is an example of uplift caused by the convergence of two continental plates?
The Rockies
The Andes
The Alps
The Himalayas
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the layer beneath the Earth's crust that is involved in plate tectonics?
Mantle
Core
Asthenosphere
Mesosphere
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?
Divergent Plate Boundary
Transform Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Subduction Zone
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What geological feature is commonly found at a divergent plate boundary?
Rift Valleys
Fault Lines
earthquakes
trenches
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a transform plate boundary?
Great Rift Valley in Africa
Mid-Atlantic Ridge in Atlantic Ocean
The San Andreas Fault in California
The Himalayan Mountains
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What features are associated with convergent boundaries?
The formation of deep ocean trenches
The formation of high folded mountain ranges
The spreading of the sea floor
The formation of mid-ocean ridges
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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