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Mr. Pytleski
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Earth’s Interior Tectonic Plates TP Terms Miscellaneous
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Which layer of the Earth is theasthenosphere found in?
Mantle
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Which type of plate is more dense,an oceanic plate or a continental
plate?
Oceanic
1,3
__________ results from a forcepressing on an area. This forcecauses temperature at depth to
increase.
Pressure
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The area around the Pacific OceanIs known for have most
Of the volcanoes on Earth. What Name has this area been given?
“Pacific Ring of Fire”
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The Earth’s inner core is made ofsolid ____________.
metal
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When two plates of the samedensity smash together, what type
of landform is created?
Mountains
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_______ is a rock that usually isa light color and has a course
texture.
Granite
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_______ are breaks in the Earth’scrust where rocks have slipped
past each other.
Faults
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The layer of the Earth which goesdown to about 30 miles at its
deepest is called ______.
Crust
3,2
What causes the tectonicplates to spread?
Seafloor Spreading or Convection Currents
3,3
A __________ is any trace of anancient organism that hasbeen preserved in rock.
fossil
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Choose that button, the individuals On your team get 1 extra credit point on your test.
1 point EC
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Which type of natural disastersare used to study the interior
of the Earth?
Earthquakes
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When two plates are sliding pasteach other, the type of boundary
is known as a _______ boundary.
Transform
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Subduction occurs when the Earth’s crust is recycled underneathanother plate. What feature wouldbe likely to form where the plate
begins to subduct?
Trench
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What is the rate of plate motion if a plate moved 300 km in 4 million
years?
About 8 cm per year
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What cause the inner core to be SOLID metal?
Gravity
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At a divergent plate boundary, theplates are moving a part. What
is created here that allows magmato make its way to the Earth
surface?
Rift Valley
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Which ocean is shrinking due to subduction all both sides?
Pacific Ocean
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What is the rate of movement ofA plate that moves 30 km in
1,500,000 years?
2 cm per year