Plate Motion Vocab - Amplify

Front

What was the name of the supercontinent that Alfred Wegner argued about?

Back

Pangea

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What do we call any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land such as Africa, Asia, and North America?

Back

Continent

Front

What is the layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water called?

Back

Outer layer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

What is a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like?

Back

Cross section

Front

What term describes when something is moving apart in different directions?

Back

Divergent

Front

What is the term for the large sections of Earth's crust that move and interact?

Back

Tectonic plates

Front

What is the boundary where two tectonic plates meet called?

Back

Plate boundary

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?

Back

Subduction

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Front

What is the layer of the Earth located beneath the crust?

Back

Mantle

Front

What do we call the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Plate motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3