Plate Tectonics
Grade 6•45 minutes•Earth Science for middle school
Learning Objective
I can describe the different types of plate boundaries and the landforms associated with them.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 6 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Describe Pangaea and explain how the theory of continental drift suggests it broke apart.
2. Explain the difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere, and how they relate to the movement of tectonic plates.
3. What happens at a convergent plate boundary, and what type of landform can be created there? Give a real-world example.
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What Is Pangaea & Plate Tectonic? | CONTINENTAL DRIFT | The Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz
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