
Plate Tectonics
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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the motion of Earth's plates like?
Back
slow and constant
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which theory explains that Earth's outer layer is broken into large slowly moving pieces?
Back
Plate Tectonic Theory
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of boundary creates trenches, deep underwater canyons on the sea floor?
Back
Convergent, Subduction Zone
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What was the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?
Back
Pangea
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the place where two plates come together called?
Back
convergent boundary.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move apart?
Back
divergent boundary.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the term for the process where new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges?
Back
sea-floor spreading.
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