Understanding Tectonic Plates

Understanding Tectonic Plates

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3, NGSS.MS-ESS2-2, TEKS.SCI.8.5D

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Andrea Leviston-Green

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10 questions

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

*Front:* Tectonic Plates

Back

slabs of Earth's lithosphere

Tags

TEKS.SCI.8.5D

TEKS.SCI.8.5B

TEKS.SCI.8.5C

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

*Front:* Lithosphere

Back

outer shell, includes crust and upper mantle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

*Front:* Plate Boundaries

Back

where two tectonic plates meet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

*Front:* Convergent Boundary

Back

move towards each other

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

*Front:* Divergent Boundary

Back

move apart

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

*Front:* Transform Boundary

Back

slide past each other

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

*Front:* Cause of Earthquakes

Back

of tectonic plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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