Plate Tectonics and Landforms

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What causes tectonic plates to move?
Back
Tectonic plates move because the asthenosphere is slowly moving.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the term for the bending, tilting, and breaking of rock caused by stress?
Back
Deformation.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of stress squeezes or shortens materials?
Back
Compression.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the outermost physical layer of the Earth made up of the crust and the top part of the mantle?
Back
Lithosphere.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of plate boundary is associated with a subduction zone?
Back
Convergent boundary.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What landform is likely to occur at a convergent boundary?
Back
Continental volcanic arc.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the term for the layer of the Earth beneath the lithosphere that is semi-fluid?
Back
Asthenosphere.
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