Plate Tectonics and Plate Boundaries
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9th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
The area where two or more plates meet is called a _____________.
Back
plate boundary
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is Pangaea?
Back
The name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Plates slide past one another at ____________ boundaries.
Back
transform boundaries
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are the two types of crust?
Back
continental and oceanic
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
Back
Convection currents in the mantle.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the lithosphere?
Back
The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the asthenosphere?
Back
The semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere that allows tectonic plates to move.
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