8.9AB Plate Tectonics

Front

What is the area around the Pacific Ocean known for frequent earthquakes and volcanoes called?

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Ring of Fire

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

What geological feature is formed at the boundary of two tectonic plates where new oceanic crust is created?

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Mid-ocean ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What geologic process is responsible for the formation of the Himalayan mountains?

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Continental collision

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What geological feature is likely to form when two tectonic plates push toward each other?

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Mountain range

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed around 200 million years ago?

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Pangea

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?

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Transform boundary

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate is forced under another?

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Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What type of tectonic plate boundary occurs when plates move apart?

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Divergent boundary

Front

What is the term for the theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates?

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Plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

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Rift valley or mid-ocean ridge