Earth Science Review

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What is the process of continents slowly moving due to convection called?

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Continental Drift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Which type of plate movement is most likely to cause earthquakes?

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Plate movement A

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

How are volcanoes formed?

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Magma pushes up through Earth's crust.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What natural event would produce a similar pattern of shading on a map as volcanic eruptions?

Back

Volcanic eruptions.

Front

What happens when oceanic plate material meets continental plate material?

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The oceanic plate material is pushed downward.

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What is the Earth's outer layer called?

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The crust.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is the theory that explains the movement of tectonic plates?

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Plate Tectonics.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is a fault?

Back

A fracture in the Earth's crust where blocks of land have moved.

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What is an earthquake?

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The shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2