Plate Tectonics Basics (6th Grade)

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What is the outer layer of the Earth, including the top rocky layer of the mantle, called?

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Lithosphere

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What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide?

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Convergent boundary

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What is the term for the boundary where tectonic plates move away from each other?

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Divergent boundary

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What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past one another?

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Transform boundary

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How were the Appalachian Mountains formed?

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By the collision of continental plates.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

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What is the theory of plate tectonics?

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A scientific theory explaining the movement of the Earth's plates and how they shape the Earth's surface.

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What geological features are commonly formed at convergent boundaries?

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Mountains, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic arcs.

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What happens at divergent boundaries?

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New crust is created as tectonic plates pull apart, often forming mid-ocean ridges.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.

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