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Which horizon is made up of partially weathered rocks?

• Horizon A

• Horizon B

• Horizon C

• Horizon D or R

Which horizon contains clay, silt, and minerals, and is commonly referred to as subsoil?

• Horizon A

• Horizon B

• Horizon C

• Horizon D or R

Where oceanic plates meet continental plates, old oceanic crust is pulled downward and the heavier oceanic crust slides underneath the lighter continental plate. This is called

• Seafloor spreading

• Abduction

• Subduction

• Convection

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Seafloor spreading, rift valleys, volcanoes, and earthquakes will be found at what letter

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is shown in the picture

• Convergent plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

In the diagram, C represents which type of plate boundary

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of boundary results in the creation of mountains, island arcs, earthquakes, and volcanoes?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Which of the following occur when stress overcomes a locked fault, releasing stored energy.

• Rift Valleys

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The huge blocks of the earth's crust that slide around slowly are called

• Volcanoes

• Tectonic Plates

• Rift Valleys

• Mid ocean ridges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

As oceanic plates move apart rising magma forms new oceanic crust this is known as

• Volcanoes

• Seafloor spreading

• Mid-ocean ridges

• Mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3