Plate Motion

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What is the main evidence of plate motion?

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Earthquakes and volcanic activity.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

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Transform plate boundary.

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What do fossils help scientists determine?

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History of life on Earth.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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What are the large sections of the Earth's crust called?

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Tectonic plates.

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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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What is a divergent plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is a convergent plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another plate and sinks into the mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What are earthquakes?

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Sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2