Plate Tectonics and Geologic Features

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was caused by a shift in two plates that pushed one section of the sea floor under another section of the sea floor by 5 meters. What type of boundary is this?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is the source of energy that drives plate movement?

• the subducton of the sea floor

• the different densities of the oceanic and crustal plates

• convection currents in the asthenosphere

• the friction force between the plates that move past each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called

• Divergent Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Subduction

During sea floor spreading, molten material rises up from the mantle...

• along the continents

• at the mid ocean ridges

• deep ocean trenches

• at north and south poles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?

• submarine zone

• divergence zone

• subduction zone

• lower zone

The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...

• death ring

• fire zone

• ring of fire

• zone of fire

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

• Converging

• Diverging

• Sliding

• No movement

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

• Rift Valley

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Island Arc

• Flat land

What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

• Volcano

• Mountain

• Rift

• Island Arc

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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When pressure builds between two tectonic plates, it can suddenly release causing a (an) ______________________

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Convection Current

• Gravitational Pull

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2