Earth's Structure & Changes Vocabulary Review

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Fossil
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Any trace of an ancient organism that is preserved in rock.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Mass Extinction
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A sudden, catastrophic event during which a significant percentage of all life-forms on Earth become extinct.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Plate Tectonics
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A theory stating that the lithosphere is segmented into several plates that move relative to one another by floating on and sliding over the asthenosphere.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Absolute Age
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The age of a geologic event based on the absolute number of years ago it occurred.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Continental Crust
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A thick type of crust that contains all continents & land; made of granite rock.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Divergent Boundary
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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Subduction
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The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another plate and sinks into the mantle.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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