Plate Tectonics

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the theory that describes the motion of the force driving Earth's plates?
Back
Plate tectonics.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of currents drive Earth's plate movement?
Back
Convection currents.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are the boundaries called where plates slide apart?
Back
Divergent boundaries.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How would you describe the motion of Earth's plates?
Back
Slow and constant.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What geological feature forms where plates diverge on land?
Back
Rift valley.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the name of the boundary where plates collide?
Back
Convergent boundary.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is created at convergent boundaries when an oceanic plate meets a continental plate?
Back
Subduction zone.
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