Plate Motion Final

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What is the Earth's outer layer made of underneath the soil and ocean?

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The Earth's outer layer is made of hard, solid rock underneath both the soil and the ocean.

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What happens when two tectonic plates move toward each other?

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One plate can go underneath the other plate and sink into the soft rock below.

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What forms between tectonic plates that are moving apart?

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Soft, solid rock from underneath the plates can rise and harden, adding solid rock to the edges of both plates.

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How did similar rock formations in Brazil and South Africa get so far apart?

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Brazil and South Africa are parts of different plates that slowly moved apart as soft, solid rock from underneath got added to the edges of the plates over millions of years.

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What is a cross section?

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A cross section is a cut through an object that shows what the inside looks like.

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What is the main cause of plate tectonics?

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The movement of tectonic plates is primarily caused by convection currents in the Earth's mantle.

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What is a tectonic plate?

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A tectonic plate is a large, rigid piece of the Earth's lithosphere that moves and interacts with other plates.

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What is subduction?

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

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What is the difference between oceanic and continental plates?

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Oceanic plates are thinner and denser than continental plates, which are thicker and less dense.

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What is an earthquake?

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An earthquake is the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere.

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