plate tectonics review

plate tectonics review

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8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

Back

Divergent, Convergent, and Transform.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What geological feature is commonly associated with divergent boundaries?

Back

Mid-ocean ridges.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the primary cause of earthquakes at transform boundaries?

Back

The sliding of tectonic plates past one another.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

Back

Alfred Wegener.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the lithosphere?

Back

The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the asthenosphere?

Back

The semi-fluid layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of plate boundary is associated with subduction zones?

Back

Convergent boundaries.

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