Earth Science
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Transfer of thermal energy caused by the rising of hotter less dense fluids and the sinking of cooler more dense fluids.
Back
convection
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
The molten rock in the mantle becomes cooler and more dense near the...
Back
crust.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a tectonic plate boundary?
Back
At a divergent boundary, plates separate.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
This scientist was the first to develop the idea of continental drift.
Back
Wegener
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify this type of plate movement: Divergent Boundary, Convergent Boundary, Transform Boundary, None
Back
Convergent Boundary
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening.
Back
the denser oceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the source of energy that drives plate movement?
Back
convection currents in the asthenosphere
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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