Plate Tectonics

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What is the boundary called where two tectonic plates move apart?

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Divergent boundary

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What evidence supports the theory of plate tectonics?

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Fossils found on different continents, locations of volcanoes and earthquakes, similarity in the coastlines of the continents.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Which reptile's fossils are found in southern Africa and South America?

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Mesosaurus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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What drives the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates?

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Convection currents in the mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is a direct evidence of plate tectonics?

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Earthquakes and volcanic activities along the plate boundaries.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced beneath the other.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is the lithosphere?

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The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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What is the asthenosphere?

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The semi-fluid layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere that allows for the movement of tectonic plates.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

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What is subduction?

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The process by which one tectonic plate is forced under another plate.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1