Plate Boundaries

Plate Boundaries

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6th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

This boundary moves away from another boundary.

Back

divergent

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following occurs because of convection currents? Tectonic plates on the crust move., The mantle increases in size., Pressure in the crust increases., Pressure in the crust decreases.

Back

Tectonic plates on the crust move.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Name the boundary

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Back

convergent boundary

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A subduction zone is formed...

Back

when one tectonic plate sinks below another.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In which type of boundary do the plates go away from each other? Options: convergent, normal, divergent, transform

Back

divergent

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In which type of boundary do the plates come toward each other? Options: convergent, transform, strike-slip, divergent

Back

convergent

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Oceanic plates separate from each other at a divergent plate boundary at the bottom of the ocean.  Magma comes up and cools between the plates, forming...

Back

a mid-ocean ridge

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