plate tectonics

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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is Plate Tectonics?
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The large scale movement of the Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into tectonic plates.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a Divergent Boundary?
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A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other, often resulting in the formation of new crust.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a Convergent Boundary?
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A plate boundary where two plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced beneath another.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a Transform Boundary?
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A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
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An underwater mountain range formed by divergent tectonic plates.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the Great African Rift Valley?
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A geological feature formed by the divergence of tectonic plates in East Africa.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What happens at a Subduction Zone?
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One tectonic plate is forced under another, leading to volcanic activity and earthquakes.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
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