Plate Tectonics
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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of boundary is associated with the formation of new crust?
Back
Divergent boundary.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does sea-floor spreading explain?
Back
New crust is created at a divergent boundary.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which type of crust subducts under another plate to form volcanoes?
Back
Oceanic crust.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Where does magma that erupts from volcanoes come from?
Back
Melted oceanic crust.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which type of tectonic boundary does NOT involve magma?
Back
Transform boundary.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the process called when tectonic plates move apart?
Back
Divergence.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a convergent boundary?
Back
A boundary where two tectonic plates collide.
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