Tectonic Plates

Tectonic Plates

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Science

6th - 8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Tectonic plates float on top of the ________

Back

Mantle

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The ______ is the layer of the Earth under the crust.

Back

Mantle

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Volcanoes are formed when which type of crust subducts under another plate?

Back

Oceanic

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of these is NOT a type of plate boundary?

Back

Tangent

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following statements best explains how this volcano could have formed and erupted?

Back

Denser oceanic crust was forced under less dense continental crust, causing the oceanic crust to heat up, melt, and flow upward.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are tectonic plates?

Back

Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the lithosphere?

Back

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

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