Plate Tectonics Flashcard

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What are the effects of earthquakes caused by plate tectonics?

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Ground shaking, tsunamis, landslides, and volcanic eruptions.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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What evidence supports the theory of plate tectonics?

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Matching coastlines of continents, distribution of fossils and rock types, occurrence of earthquakes and volcanoes along plate boundaries, and magnetic striping on the ocean floor.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

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Divergent, Convergent, Transform.

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What is the name of the supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener?

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Pangaea.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What happens at a divergent plate boundary?

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The tectonic plates move away from each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is a tectonic plate?

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A large, rigid piece of the Earth's lithosphere that moves and interacts with other plates.

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What is the lithosphere?

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The outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and the upper mantle.

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What is a convergent plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates collide or move towards each other.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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What is a transform plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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What geological features are formed at divergent boundaries?

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Mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys.