plate tectonics

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What occurs at a divergent boundary?

Back

Plates pull apart.

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What geologic feature is commonly found at a convergent boundary between two continental crusts?

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Mountain.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Front

What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving towards each other?

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

What type of geological event is likely to occur at a convergent boundary?

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Earthquake.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

Which of the following is NOT evidence supporting the theory of plate tectonics: Sand Erosion, Fossil Distribution, or Seafloor Spreading?

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Sand Erosion.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the theory of plate tectonics?

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The theory that the Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

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Divergent, Convergent, and Transform boundaries.

Front

What happens at a transform boundary?

Back

Plates slide past each other.

Front

What is subduction?

Back

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

Back

Mid-ocean ridges.