Tectonic Plates Review

Divergent plates move _______ each other.

• away from

• towards

• underneath of

• over-top of

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Divergent boundaries cause the Mid-Ocean Ridge to form and ________.

• Mountains

• Rifts

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

If the crust is squeezed and pushed upwards it forms ______.

• Valleys

• Rifts

• Mountains

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Where do volcanoes most commonly form?

• Along the equator.

• In Earth's polar regions.

• In the middle of tectonic plates.

• Near tectonic plate boundaries.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What natural hazard occurs when plates scrape and slide past each other?

• Tornadoes

• Tsunamis

• Hurricanes

• Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which 2 can be directly formed from plate movement?

• Mid-Ocean Ridges

• Sand Dunes

• Mountains

• Coral Reefs

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Convergent plates move ________ each other.

• toward

• away from

Convergent plates form mountains as well as __________.

• Valleys

• Rifts

• Volcanoes

• Sand Dunes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Mountains form when ____________.

• two oceanic plates converge.

• two continental plates converge.

• one ocean and one continental plate converge.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle are broken into sections called__________.

• plates
• mantle
• core
• inner core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3