___________ is the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.

• Seismic waves
• Convection current
• Divergent boundary
• Plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A _________ is a valley that forms where two plates move apart.

• Fissure
• Rift valley
• Sea-floor spreading
• Fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

_____________ is when two plates move toward each other.

• Convergent boundary
• Allegiant boundary
• Transform boundary
• Sliding boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake

• Volcano Eruption

• Tornado

• Mountain Building

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

• Pull apart

• Come together

• Slide past each other

• subducting

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Mountains are created when....

• Two continental plates collide

• Two oceanic plates pull apart

• An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate

• Two continental plates pull apart

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Reform

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of these events can ONLY happen on a DIVERGENT BOUNDARY?

• Rift Valley

• Mountain

• A peninsula

• An Insanely complex, long answer that you will click out of instinct.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What are Tectonic Plates?

• A continent 
• The Trees in Vietnam 
• ThE PlaTES That MoVE uNdERGRound :)
• The Plates that move the Continents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What are the two types of crust?

• continental and oceanic
• ocean and basin
• lower and upper
• thick and thin

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1