Plate Tectonics
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6th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the name of the single supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener?
Back
Pangea
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide?
Back
Convergent boundary
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Define an earthquake.
Back
An earthquake is when tectonic plates slide against each other causing the earth to move.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the primary cause of the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?
Back
Convection currents.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
List the correct order of Earth's layers starting from the surface.
Back
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the theory that explains the movement of tectonic plates?
Back
Plate tectonics.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are the three main types of plate boundaries?
Back
Convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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