Dynamic Earth (2022)

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What type of plate boundary is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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Divergent

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What geological feature forms when two continental plates collide?

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A mountain chain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What is the primary cause of the movement of Earth’s plates?

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Convection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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How is new crust formed without increasing the Earth's surface area?

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Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What powers convection currents in the Earth's layers?

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Different temperatures in the Earth's layers.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What is a transform plate boundary?

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A boundary where two plates slide past each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is a convergent plate boundary?

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A boundary where two plates collide, often forming mountains or volcanoes.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is continental drift?

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The theory that continents have moved over geological time and were once joined together.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is the lithosphere?

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