Core 3 Flashcard Earth Science

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Why do plates move?

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Because of convection currents.

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Plates that move away from one another are called...

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Divergent boundaries

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A......zone is where one plate goes beneath another.

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Subduction

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This is where mountains form.

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Convergent boundaries

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Where are earthquakes most likely to occur? Transform, Convergent, Divergent, Subduction

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Transform

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What is sea floor spreading?

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Sea floor spreading is where the sea floor expands due to divergent plate boundaries.

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What are convergent boundaries?

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Plates collide into each other.

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Transform plates.....

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Slide past each other

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How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

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4.6 billion years old

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What type of event usually marks the end of an Era? A Mass Extinction, A Quinceanera, An earthquake, A Volcanic Eruption

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A Mass Extinction