Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

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Science

6th - 8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of force occurs at a convergent boundary?

Back

Compression

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of forces are responsible for non-volcanic earthquakes?

Back

Shear forces

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the outer layer of the Earth called?

Back

Lithosphere

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the primary composition of continental crust?

Back

Light granite rock

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform boundary

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at divergent boundaries?

Back

Mid-ocean ridges

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