Plate Tectonics

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What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

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Transform, Convergent, Divergent.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is a transform boundary?

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A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

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Mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic arcs.

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What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

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Mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys.

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What is sea floor spreading?

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The process that continually adds new crust to the ocean floor along both sides of the mid-ocean ridge.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is the mid-ocean ridge?

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An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is subduction?

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The process where one plate moves under another and is forced into the mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What type of boundary is associated with earthquakes?

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Transform boundaries are often associated with earthquakes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2