Lithosphere Practice Quiz

The pieces of Earth's crust that compose the lithosphere

• Tectonic plates
• Core
• Asthenosphere
• Fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The area where two tectonic plates move apart from one another is known as a

• Hot spot
• Convergent boundary
• Divergent boundary
• Transform boundary

The area where two tectonic plates move towards one another creating a subduction zone

• Convergent boundary
• Transform boundary
• Divergent boundary
• Fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The creation of new sea floor occurs at _____________________ plate boundaries.

• transform

• divergent

• convergent

• continental-continental

The area where two tectonic plates slide along one another is known as a

• Convergent boundary
• Transform boundary
• Divergent boundary
• Volcano

Famous transform boundary (fault) running through the state of California

• Eurasian Boundary
• North American Fault
• San Andreas Fault
• South American Fault

The energy released by an earthquake occurs in the form of

• volcanic eruptions
• seismic waves
• faults
• magnitude

How did the Himalayan Mountains form?

• Erosion

• Convection

• Glacial movements

• Colliding tectonic plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Earth's outer core is

• solid

• liquid

• gaseous

• plasma

Circular currents in the mantle caused by the magma being heated at the core, rising to the crust, cooling, and descending back to the core.

• tides

• mantle convection

• evaporation

• global warming

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1