Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

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6th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What hypothesis states that the continents were once joined to form a single supercontinent?

Back

Continental Drift

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of plate boundary creates the Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

Back

Divergent Boundary

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

Back

Pangaea

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Where are earthquakes and volcanoes most likely found?

Back

At plate boundaries

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What phenomenon is most likely produced by transform boundaries?

Back

Earthquakes

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates?

Back

Plate Tectonics

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?

Back

Subduction

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