Plate Tectonics

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What is the theory that describes the motion of the force driving Earth's plates?

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Plate tectonics.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What type of currents drive Earth's plate movement?

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Convection currents.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What are the boundaries called where plates slide apart?

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Divergent boundaries.

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How would you describe the motion of Earth's plates?

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Slow and constant.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What geological feature forms where plates diverge on land?

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Rift valley.

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What is the name of the boundary where plates collide?

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Convergent boundary.

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What is created at convergent boundaries when an oceanic plate meets a continental plate?

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Subduction zone.

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What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?

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Subduction.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Front

What type of boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?

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Transform boundary.

Front

What is the term for the large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move?

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Tectonic plates.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3