Earth Science Vocabulary

Earth Science Vocabulary

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-3, MS-LS4-1, MS-ESS2-2

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amanda Forbes

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Continental Drift

Back

The very slow movement of the continents.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Continents

Back

The world's 7 main land masses.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A convergent boundary is when...

Back

Tectonic plates move toward each other

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A divergent boundary is when...

Back

Tectonic plates move away from each other.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A fossil is...

Back

The remains of a prehistoric organism preserved in rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Pangea

Back

An ancient supercontinent.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Plate tectonics

Back

The movement of large sections of Earth's surface.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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