Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics

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6th - 8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the shaking and trembling that results from movement of rock beneath Earth's surface?

Back

Earthquakes

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The movement of tectonic plates at a fault is a cause of what?

Back

Earthquakes

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Scientists think that the movement of Earth's tectonic plates are caused by convection currents, that are located in the _________?

Back

mantle

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are underwater mountain ranges called?

Back

mid-ocean ridges

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Features formed at divergent boundaries are called?

Back

rift valleys

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The place where old crust is pushed down into a trench is called what?

Back

subduction

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Two plates move toward each other at what?

Back

convergent boundary

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