Plate Tectonics
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7th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What geological forces might be responsible for mountains?
Back
Converging tectonic plates are responsible for the formation of mountains as they push against each other.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
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2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
The rigid section of the earth that moves as a unit is called..........
Back
Tectonic plates.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What geologic feature/event would you most likely find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
Back
Mountain.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Scientists hypothesize that a super continent existed 200 million years ago. This continent is called...
Back
Pangaea.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
Back
Subduction zone.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the process called when tectonic plates move apart?
Back
Divergence.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the boundary called where two tectonic plates slide past each other?
Back
Transform boundary.
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