Plate Tectonics

Which section of earth is the largest

• The Mantle

• The Inner Core

• The Outer Core

• The Crust

Why is the Inner Core at the very center of the Earth?

• It's the most dense

• It's the least dense

• It's the hottest

• It's the biggest layer

What is directly below the Earth's crust?

• Dirt

• Water

• The Mantle

• Ice

Why do the plates move?

• Earthquakes make them move

• They float on water

• Convection Currents

• Volcanos erupting make them move

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which type of boundary do plates move towards each other?

Transform or Convergent or Divergent?

(a)  

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Which type of boundary do plates slide past each other?

Transform or Convergent or Divergent?

(a)  

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which type of boundary do plates move pull away from each other?

Transform or Convergent or Divergent?

(a)  

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The type of boundary that causes the biggest earthquakes

Transform or Convergent or Divergent?

(a)  

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If you were to scrape away all the dirt below Shakopee, you would hit

• water and sand

• mud

• water

• hard, solid rock

The mantle material closest to the core heats up it rises toward the crust. Why does it rise to the top? Because as it heats up, it becomes

_________ ___________

(a)  

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