Plate Motion: Plate Boundaries

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When two tectonic plates converge on land, they form __________.

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mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

Madagascar is an island that formed because of a __________.

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rift

Front

What are the two types of crust?

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continental and oceanic

Front

What is the correct order of Earth’s layers starting from the surface?

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crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

Front

At this kind of boundary, magma rises and adds new crust at the edges of the plates.

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mid-ocean ridge

Front

What is a tectonic plate?

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A large, rigid slab of solid rock that makes up the Earth's lithosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is a convergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move apart.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is a transform boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.

Front

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-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3