Review Flashcards: Plate Tectonics + Continental Drift

Front

Alfred Wegener named his single supercontinent ____________, which means "all Earth" in ancient Greek.

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Pangea

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

True or False: The continental plates move so quickly that we can feel them.

Back

False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What causes the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?

Back

Convection Currents

Front

When plates collide we get ________. Crumbles , Volcanos , Trenches , Mountain Ranges

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Mountain Ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

Associated with transform boundaries.

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Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

A location where two tectonic plates collide is known as a _________ boundary.

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Convergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

Which layer of Earth flows slowly and causes the crust to move?

Back

Mantle

Front

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

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crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

Front

What is an earthquake?

Back

When tectonic plates slide against each other causing the earth to move. 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

Subduction is when...

Back

one plate goes under another plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3