Plate Tectonic

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Where do most volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

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Along tectonic plate boundaries.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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What happens at a subduction zone involving oceanic crust?

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The denser oceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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What are the three main layers of the Earth?

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Crust, mantle, and core.

Front

What occurs at a divergent boundary?

Back

Plates pull apart.

Front

What drives plate movement?

Back

Convection currents in the asthenosphere.

Front

What is the lithosphere?

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The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

Front

What is a transform boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the difference between oceanic and continental crust?

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Oceanic crust is denser and thinner than continental crust.

Front

What is the role of the asthenosphere in plate tectonics?

Back

It allows the lithospheric plates to move due to its semi-fluid nature.

Front

What geological features are commonly formed at convergent boundaries?

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Mountains, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic arcs.