Plate Tectonics

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What is the theory that states that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant, slow motion?

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Plate tectonics.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What landform is typically found at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

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Rift Valley.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Which volcanic island was not produced at a plate boundary?

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Hawaii.

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What is the term for when one tectonic plate sinks under another?

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Subduction.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Why did most geologists reject Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift?

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Wegener could not identify the force that moved the continents.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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What are tectonic plates?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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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

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What is a transform boundary?

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

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What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

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Mountains or deep ocean trenches.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2