Earth's dynamic systems lesson 4

Front

What describes the amount of force being applied?

Back

Stress is the amount of force applied to an object.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Front

What is the change in volume, size, or shape that results from stress?

Back

Strain is the change in volume, size, or shape due to stress.

Front

What type of plate boundary forms when hot rock flowing under a plate causes the surface to thin and break?

Back

Divergent boundaries form ocean ridges and rift valleys.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

Which one is NOT a way rocks respond to stress?

Back

Compression is not a way rocks respond; they respond through elasticity, deformation, and fracture.

Front

What is the place where edges of plates meet called?

Back

The place where edges of plates meet is called a plate boundary.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the term for the force that can cause rocks to change shape?

Back

Stress is the force that can change the shape of rocks.

Front

What is the term for the ability of a material to return to its original shape after stress is removed?

Back

Elasticity is the ability of a material to return to its original shape after stress.

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?

Back

Subduction is the process where one tectonic plate moves under another.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform boundaries occur when two tectonic plates slide past each other.

Front

What is the term for the bending or breaking of rocks due to stress?

Back

Deformation is the bending or breaking of rocks due to stress.