Exploring Plate Tectonics Test

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is plate tectonics?
Back
The theory that explains the movement of the Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What are tectonic plates?
Back
Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other, causing geological activity.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the lithosphere?
Back
The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and the upper mantle.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the asthenosphere?
Back
The semi-fluid layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere that allows tectonic plates to move.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
Back
Divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What happens at divergent boundaries?
Back
Tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust as magma rises to the surface.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What happens at convergent boundaries?
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Tectonic plates collide, leading to subduction or mountain formation.
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