Plate Tectonics

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What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other?

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Transform boundary.

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What is the term for the process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle?

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Subduction.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Front

What evidence did Alfred Wegener NOT use to support his theory of continental drift?

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Erosion.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Front

What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving away from each other?

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Divergent boundary.

Front

What is the geological theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates due to convection currents?

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Plate tectonics.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the name of the boundary where two tectonic plates collide?

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Convergent boundary.

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at a divergent boundary?

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Mid-ocean ridge.

Front

What is the term for the large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact at plate boundaries?

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Tectonic plates.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the primary driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates?

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Convection currents in the mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What type of boundary is associated with earthquakes due to the friction between sliding plates?

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Transform boundary.