Apes Plate Tectonics

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

• Volcanoes

• Tectonic Plates

• Rift Valleys

• Mid ocean ridges

When plates move away from each other and creates new lithosphere

• Divergent plate boundary

• Convergent

• Transform

The San Andreas fault is which type of plate boundary?

• Divergent plate boundary

• Convergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

In the diagram, A represents a

• Convergent plate boundary

• Divergent plate boundary

• Transform plate boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

In the diagram, at which letter are you most likely to have island arcs.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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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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