Stress, Plate Boundaries, and Faults

Stress, Plate Boundaries, and Faults

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Science

6th - 8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Type of stress that causes rocks to move apart and becomes thin in the middle is ____________. Options: Compression, Tension, Shear

Back

Tension

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Type of stress that causes the middle of the rock to get thicker is called __________.

Back

Compression

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Type of stress that causes the rock to slide past each other is called _________.

Back

Shear

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Type of plate boundary that causes the lithospheric plates to be pulled apart

Back

Divergent

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Type of plate boundary that causes the lithospheric plates to move towards each other

Back

Convergent

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Type of plate boundary that causes the lithospheric plates to move horizontally past each other

Back

Transform

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Continent to Continent

Back

none subduct, crust will rise up

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