Plate Motion Unit Assessment

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What is plate tectonics?

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The theory that explains how the Earth's plates move and interact with each other.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact at their boundaries.

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What causes tectonic plates to move?

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Convection currents in the Earth's mantle.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move apart from each other.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

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What is an earthquake?

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A sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates.

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What is a volcano?

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An opening in the Earth's crust where molten rock, ash, and gases can escape.

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What is the Ring of Fire?

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A region in the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.

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What is continental drift?

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The hypothesis that continents have moved over geological time to their current locations.