Plate Tectonics/Boundaries
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a tectonic plate?
Back
Large slabs of rock that move on the liquid mantle (asthenosphere)
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is Pangaea?
Back
All continents joined in one large land mass
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is convection?
Back
Heat transfer by the movement of material.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a convection current?
Back
Movement from the soft rock's heat rising. Then falling once it cools.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which layer holds the tectonic plates? Options: Asthenosphere, Atmosphere, Lithosphere, Mesosphere
Back
Lithosphere
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which layer has convection currents which move the tectonic plates? Options: Asthenosphere, Atmosphere, Lithosphere, Mesosphere
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Asthenosphere
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the theory of plate tectonics?
Back
The plates on Earth's lithosphere are in constant slow motion because of convection currents in the atmosphere.
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