Unit 8 Review: Plate Tectonics

The diagram shows different types of tectonic plate boundaries. Which table accurately shows the surface features associated with each tectonic plate boundary?

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Which table correctly compares features of divergent plate boundaries and convergent plate boundaries?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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A table that describes four separate geological locations is shown. Which location is near a transform plate boundary?

• Location A

• Location B

• Location C

• Location D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This picture shows scratches in bedrock that were caused by a moving glacier. These scratches are called glacial striations. Glacial striations in the bedrock of South Africa indicate that glaciers once moved across the African continent. The presence of glaciers on the surface of Africa is evidence that -

• the tectonic plate under Africa was closer to the South Pole at one time.

• the equator was not always where it is currently located.

• volcanoes did not exist until after faults occurred in Earth's crust.

• the location of the North Pole and the South Pole changed.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A teacher asks students to make a model of a transform plate boundary. The students use blocks to represent tectonic plates and slide the blocks past each other in the directions of the arrows as shown. Which event can the students best demonstrate with their model?

• An earthquake

• A volcanic eruption

• Formation of a rift valley

• Building up of a mountain

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When thermal energy causes the mantle to become dense and sink, it forms a convection currents. Where does this occur?

• the lithosphere

• the hydrosphere

• the atmosphere

• the asthenosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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In the 1960s, scientists tried to drill through Earth's crust. From top to bottom, what layers would they find?

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• inner core, outer core, mantle crust

• outer core, mantle, inner core, crust

• mantle, crust, inner core, outer core

New ocean floor is created at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge every year. What is it an example of?

• seafloor spreading

• superposition

• continental drift

• subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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Which statement does NOT support the theory of continental drift?

• Mountain ranges on different continents are the same rock composition.

• African and South America line up like puzzle pieces.

• The water of the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean is exactly the same.

• Glacial grooves are present in locations close to the equator.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

While walking along a trail, you notice rock layers in the mountain. According to superposition, which is the oldest?

• The dark rock at the top of the mountain.

• The light rock at the bottom of the mountain.

• The brown, middle layer of rock in the mountain.

• All of the rock layers are the same age.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4