Plate Tectonics

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What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

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Tectonic plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What plate boundary feature is shown when arrows indicate the movement of the plates?

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A fault forming at an active transform boundary

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Sea-floor spreading explains how...

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new crust is created at a divergent boundary

Front

A land feature that is produced at a convergent boundary is?

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a volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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This famous fault in California has a lot of earthquakes!

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San Andreas Fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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What is the boundary where two tectonic plates move apart called?

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Divergent boundary

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What is the boundary where two tectonic plates collide called?

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Convergent boundary

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What is the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other called?

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Transform boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

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Mid-ocean ridge

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

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Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3