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    The document discusses tectonic plates and plate boundaries. It defines the three main layers of the Earth as the crust, mantle, and core. It describes the three types of plate boundaries - divergent boundaries where plates slide apart, convergent boundaries where plates crash together, and transform boundaries where plates slide past each other. Movement caused by convection currents in the Earth's mantle is identified as the driving force behind plate tectonics. Examples of evidence for continental drift and examples of natural disasters that can occur at plate boundaries are also provided.

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    The document discusses tectonic plates and plate boundaries. It defines the three main layers of the Earth as the crust, mantle, and core. It describes the three types of plate boundaries - divergent boundaries where plates slide apart, convergent boundaries where plates crash together, and transform boundaries where plates slide past each other. Movement caused by convection currents in the Earth's mantle is identified as the driving force behind plate tectonics. Examples of evidence for continental drift and examples of natural disasters that can occur at plate boundaries are also provided.

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    Name: ___________________________ Date: ___________________________

    GENIUSCHALLENGE
    TECTONIC PLATES
    1. What are the 3 main layers of the Earth?

    crust
    a. ___________________________ mantle
    b. ___________________________ core
    c. ___________________________ .

    transform
    2. A ____________________________________ plate boundary happens when two plates slide past each other.

    convergent
    3. A _____________________________ plate boundary happens when two plates slowly crash into each other.

    divergent
    4. A ____________________________________________ plate boundary happens when two plates slide apart.

    5. Movement caused by warmer fluids rising and cooler fluids sinking is called

    Convection
    ___________________________________.

    6. Name 2 pieces of evidence for continental drift:

    the distribution of ancient fossils


    a. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

    rocks
    b. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

    7. What is subduction?

    The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
    ________________________________________________________________________________________________

    8. What is uplift?

    Uplift refers to the rising of portions of the Earth's surface while sinking of land refers to the downward shift of portio
    ________________________________________________________________________________________________

    yes
    9. Are tectonic plates still moving today? (Yes or No) ______________________________________

    10. Name two types of natural disasters that often occur at plate boundaries:

    earthquakes
    a. ____________________________________________ volcanoes
    b. ____________________________________________

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