Tectonic Plate Assessment

Which scientist's discovery led to the theory of plate tectonics?

• Albert Einstein

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Edwin Hubble

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Which is the largest tectonic plate?

• North American

• Pacific

• Indian

• Antarctic

The interaction of tectonic plate boundaries is associated with which of the following events?

• hurricanes

• tornados

• earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Movement between the Pacific plate and the North American plate create the San Andreas Fault in California. What type of motion is occurring?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

A boundary formed when two plates move away from each other.

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A boundary formed when two plates collide.

• convergent

• divergent

• transform

In the diagram representing Earth’s tectonic plates, which plate is labeled as B?

• North American plate

• Eurasian Plate

• Australian plate

• African Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The map below shows the locations of tectonic plates. The South American Plate is —

• Plate A

• Plate B

• Plate C

• Plate D

The tectonic plate labeled A in the diagram is the

• Eurasian Plate

• Indo-Australian Plate

• Pacific Plate

• African Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The tectonic plate labeled C in the diagram is the —

• Indo-Australian Plate

• Pacific Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• African Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3