Plate Tectonics

Front

What causes the movement of Earth’s plates?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is a place where two plates slip past each other?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What happens at transform boundaries?

Back

Plates slide sideways past each other.

Front

Where does molten material rise during sea-floor spreading?

Back

Along mid-ocean ridges.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

What is solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location?

Back

Sediment.

Front

What is the outer layer of the Earth called?

Back

The crust.

Front

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

Back

Convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries.

Front

What occurs at a convergent boundary?

Back

Plates move towards each other, often causing mountains or subduction.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What is a divergent boundary?

Back

A place where two plates move away from each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is subduction?

Back

The process where one plate moves under another plate.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3