8.1

What can bring deeply buried rocks to Earth's surface?

• uplift

• subduction

• compaction

What is subsidence?

• a horizontal movement of the crust

• a vertical upward movement of the crust

• a vertical downward movement of the crust

Earth's mountains float in balance on top of the mantle as a result of _______________.

• strain

• isostasy

• subduction

Which term is a rock cycle process caused by plate motion

• erosion

• weathering

• subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

____________________ is a tectonic process that continues the rock cycle by taking surface rocks deep into the Earth.

• Subduction

• Equillibrium

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A mid-ocean ridge forms when tension acts on seafloor rocks.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A volcanic island arc forms when an oceanic plate is subducted.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Which formation occurs when plates move horizontally past each other?

• ocean trench

• transform fault

• mid-ocean ridge

The San Andreas system is an example of a __________________.

• fault zone

• volcanic arc complex

• folded mountain range

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Ocean trenches form as the result of _______________ acting on two tectonic plates.

• compression

• tension

• shearing

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3