Plate Tectonics & Rock Cycle Vocab Review

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Current or past long-term weather conditions of a region or Earth?

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climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Pangaea was a supercontinent that included the 7 continents. Plate movement led to its breakup.

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supercontinent; plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Earth’s crust and upper mantle?

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lithosphere

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Layer of rock forming Earth's surface?

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crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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Huge pieces of Earth's crust?

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tectonic plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Theory describing movement and recycling of Earth's crust?

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tectonic plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Process of new oceanic lithosphere formation at mid-ocean ridges as tectonic plates separate.

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seafloor spreading

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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Layer of semi-solid rock between Earth's crust and core?

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mantle

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Tectonic valley formed by extensional stress and normal faults.

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rift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Innermost layer of Earth, mainly iron and nickel?

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core