Plate tectonics 5th

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What causes earthquakes in areas like California and Japan?

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Both areas are on the boundary of active plates; the motion of the plates causes earthquakes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is a Convergent Boundary?

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A boundary where tectonic plates move toward one another, causing crumpling and mountain formation when both plates are continental, or subduction when one is oceanic.

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What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

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Convection currents in the Asthenosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What type of boundary creates trenches on the sea floor?

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Convergent Boundary, specifically at Subduction Zones.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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What type of boundary creates new crust?

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Divergent Boundary.

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What is a Divergent Boundary?

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A boundary where tectonic plates move apart, leading to the formation of new crust.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is a Transform Boundary?

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A boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another, often leading to the formation of trenches and volcanic activity.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is the Asthenosphere?

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The semi-fluid layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere that allows tectonic plates to move.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3