Plate Boundaries
Where tectonic plates slip past each other resulting in earthquakes.
Transform boundary
When a plate slides beneath another (subducts) into the mantle, melts and forms magma that rises to create this landform.
Volcano
The name of the tectonic plate the United States is located on.
North American Plate
The youngest 6th grade teacher.
Ms. Hacker
The scale used to measure the hardness of a mineral.
The Mohs Hardness Scale
Where tectonic plates come together creating mountains or ocean trenches.
Convergent boundary
Zipper-like chains of undersea mountains or volcanoes.
Mid-ocean ridge
The number of significant tectonic plates on our planet.
15
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Ms. Griffin
The hottest planet in our solar system.
Venus
Where tectonic plates pull away from each other resulting in mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.
Divergent boundary
Very deep valleys formed on the seafloor.
Ocean trenches
The Greek word meaning "all Earth" or "whole Earth."
Pangaea or Pangea
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Mr. Gravning
The only mammal capable of TRUE flight.
Bat
The boundary that results in subduction.
Convergent
Visible, offset cracks/lines at transform boundaries.
Faults
The circular movement of material in the mantle that drives plate movement.
Convection or convection currents
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Mrs. Griffin
The name of the category 5 hurricane that hit New Orleans and its surrounding areas in 2005.
The boundary that results in seafloor spreading.
Divergent
A vast trench-like stretch on land created by diverting tectonic plates.
Rift valley
The one word meaning of the term tectonic.
Crust
This 6th grade teacher taught at KMS before coming to NLS.
Mrs. Baumann
The year the Minnesota Territory was officially organized.
1849