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chapter 4 nd studies
6th grade social studies
Question | Answer |
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partly melted part of the mantle that bends when heated | asthenosphere |
How many tectonic plates does Earth have? | 15 |
Where do plates move? | boundaries |
Plates move away | divergent |
Plates move toward | convergent |
one plate slips underneath | subduction |
plates slide past each other | transform |
circulation of earth's fluids | convection |
causes plate movement | convection |
vibration of Earth | earthquake |
caused by rupture or movement of rocks below the surface | earthquake |
cause mountains and valleys | earthquake |
form at convergent plate boundaries | volcanoes |
forms at divergent plate boundaries | new ocean crust |
process of breaking down rock but it does nothing else to the rock | physical weathering |
process of changing the composition of the rock--like acid burning the rock | chemical weathering |