Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

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Science

9th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called

Back

Divergent Boundary

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Name of the super continent hypothesized to have existed 200 million years ago.

Back

Pangea

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called

Back

Convergent Boundary

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Currents within the mantle cause the earth's plates to move and shift as molten material rises and falls due to density and gravity. Options: Convection, Radiation, Conduction, Wind

Back

Convection

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Divergent Plate movement can create

Back

Rifts and ocean ridges

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Convergent Plate Movement can create

Back

Mountains

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Name the boundary: convergent boundary, divergent boundary, transform boundary, sergent boundary

Back

convergent boundary

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