FA 5-2 Plate Tectonics Flashcard

FA 5-2 Plate Tectonics Flashcard

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6th - 8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What drives plate tectonics?

Back

Convection currents in the Earth's mantle.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What occurs at a divergent boundary?

Back

Plates pull apart.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What geological features are created by divergent boundaries?

Back

The Great Rift Valley and the Mid-Ocean Ridge.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which oceanic plate is more dense when comparing two plates?

Back

The plate that is older and cooler, typically the one without volcanic activity.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What happens at convergent boundaries?

Back

Plate material may be destroyed or recycled and returned to the mantle.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the process of subduction?

Back

When one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

Transform boundary.

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