Plate Tectonics

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What type of plate boundary forms ocean ridges?

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Divergent plate boundaries.

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What is the primary cause of tectonic plate movement?

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Convection in the mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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According to the law of superposition, where are the oldest fossils found?

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Near the bottom of the rock layers.

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What type of plate boundary can lead to the formation of islands from magma?

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Convergent plate boundaries.

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What does the Law of Superposition help scientists determine?

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The relative age of rock layers.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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Define 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-ESS2-2

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What is a convergent plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced beneath the other.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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What is a divergent plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other, allowing magma to rise and create new crust.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What is a transform plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is subduction?

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The process by which one tectonic plate is forced under another plate.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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