Amplify Plate Motion Chapter 1

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What is the outer layer of the Earth made of?

Back

Earth's outer layer is made up of hard, solid rock.

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What is an earthquake?

Back

An earthquake is the sudden shaking of Earth's surface.

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What are the pieces that make up Earth's surface called?

Back

Tectonic Plates.

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Is plate motion caused by earthquakes that push the plates around?

Back

False.

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What is a plate boundary?

Back

The place along which two plates meet.

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What are tectonic plates?

Back

Tectonic plates are large pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

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What is the lithosphere?

Back

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

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What causes tectonic plates to move?

Back

Tectonic plates move due to convection currents in the mantle.

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What are the three types of plate boundaries?

Back

The three types of plate boundaries are convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries.

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What happens at a convergent boundary?

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At a convergent boundary, two tectonic plates move toward each other, often causing one plate to be forced beneath the other.