Plate Motion Unit Review

Front

What is the place where two tectonic plates meet?

Back

Plate Boundary

Front

What is Earth's outer layer primarily made of?

Back

Hard Solid Rock

Front

What are the large sections of Earth's outer layer called?

Back

Plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the composition of Earth's outer layer beneath the soil?

Back

Hard, solid rock.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

Can we feel the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

No

Front

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Plate Tectonics

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

Back

Divergent, Convergent, Transform

Front

What happens at a divergent plate boundary?

Back

Plates move apart, creating new crust.

Front

What occurs at a convergent plate boundary?

Back

Plates collide, leading to subduction or mountain formation.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Front

What is a transform plate boundary?

Back

Plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes.