Plates Vocab

Plates Vocab

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7th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core?

Back

Mantle

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move?

Back

Asthenosphere

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density?

Back

Convection

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a valley formed by the separation of tectonic plates?

Back

Rift Valley

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the formation of new ocean crust as a result of magma pushing upward and outward from Earth's mantle to the surface?

Back

Seafloor Spreading

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 boundary where two tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent Plate Boundary

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