Plate Tectonics
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Science
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7th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the theory that states that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant, slow motion?
Back
Plate tectonics.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What landform is typically found at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
Back
Rift Valley.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which volcanic island was not produced at a plate boundary?
Back
Hawaii.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the term for when one tectonic plate sinks under another?
Back
Subduction.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why did most geologists reject Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift?
Back
Wegener could not identify the force that moved the continents.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are tectonic plates?
Back
Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a convergent boundary?
Back
A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide.
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
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