Plate Tectonics
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Science
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8th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are the two types of crust?
Back
Continental and oceanic.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of plate boundary forms ocean ridges?
Back
Divergent plate boundaries.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What happens when two continental plates collide?
Back
Mountains are created.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of boundary is the San Andreas Fault?
Back
Transform boundary.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How do ocean crusts move during sea-floor spreading?
Back
They move by diverging.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a convergent boundary?
Back
A boundary where two plates move towards each other.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a divergent boundary?
Back
A boundary where two plates move apart.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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