Plate Tectonics Vocabulary

Front

What is the layer of rock that surrounds the core?

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Mantle

Front

What is the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across the Earth's surface?

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Theory of Continental Drift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the Earth's outer layer or shell called?

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Crust

Front

What is the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents?

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Plate Tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the central region of Earth made mostly of iron and nickel?

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Core

Front

What is the term for the rigid outer layer of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle?

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Lithosphere

Front

What is the layer of the Earth located just below the crust?

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Mantle

Front

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

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Divergent Boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the boundary where two tectonic plates collide?

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Convergent Boundary

Front

What are the currents in the mantle that drive the movement of tectonic plates?

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Convection Currents