Plate Tectonics

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is the name of the supercontinent that existed around 200 million years ago?

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Pangea.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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How does temperature change as you go deeper into the Earth?

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Temperature increases.

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What are the three types of plate boundaries?

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Divergent, Convergent, and Transform boundaries.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is a transform boundary?

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A plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What geological features are commonly formed at divergent boundaries?

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Mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys.

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What geological features are commonly formed at convergent boundaries?

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Mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic arcs.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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What is the lithosphere?

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The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.