Plate Tectonics

Front

Where are the youngest rocks on Earth found?

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Along mid-ocean ridges.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed when all continents were together?

Back

Pangea.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What type of plate boundary is associated with the creation of mountains?

Back

Continental-Continental Convergent.

Front

What is the primary driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Convection.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

Where do subduction zones occur?

Back

Oceanic-Continental boundaries.

Front

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

Back

Subduction.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Front

What geological feature is formed at divergent boundaries?

Back

Mid-ocean ridges.

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

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

Back

Plate tectonics.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the term for the outer layer of the Earth that is divided into tectonic plates?

Back

Lithosphere.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3