Forces that Shape Earth - Study Jam

The tallest mountain ranges are the oldest.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Plate motion accounts for vertical motion of rocks.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The coasts of South America and Africa fit together like puzzle pieces.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Parallel forces acting in opposite directions

• compression

• shear

• tension

Squeezing force that acts from opposite sides

• compression

• shear

• tension

A pulling apart force

• compression

• shear

• tension

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• no stress

• compression

• tension

• shear

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

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• no stress

• compression

• tension

• shear

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• no stress

• compression

• tension

• shear

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• no stress

• compression

• tension

• shear