Plate Tectonics
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Science
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6th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What causes the volcanoes on the Ring of Fire?
Back
a subduction zone
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of the following does NOT provide evidence for the Theory of Plate Tectonics?
- Similar fossils found on different continents
- Continents seem to fit together
- Traces of glacial activity found on different continents
- Different types of rocks found on different continents
Back
Different types of rocks found on different continents
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which best describes this diagram? Options: divergent boundary, subduction zone, transform boundary, volcanic islands forming
Back
subduction zone
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
The diagram illustrates that
Back
the oldest oceanic crust is located far from where the plates are separating
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
The densest layer of Earth is
Options: the lithosphere, the mantle, the core, the crust
Back
the core
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the source of energy that drives tectonic plate movement?
Back
convection currents in the mantle
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
This movement of tectonic plates will MOST likely cause:
- mountains to form
- seafloor spreading
- an earthquake
- a rift valley
Back
an earthquake
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
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