Plate tectonics

Front

The place where two plates meet.

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plate boundary

Front

The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.

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subduction

Front

A valley in the ocean created when one lithospheric plate subducts under another.

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deep ocean trench

Front

Which layer of the earth is made up of liquid metal?

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Outer Core

Front

Which tectonic plate is denser?

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Oceanic

Front

What is the area around the Pacific Ocean called where you find many volcanoes and earthquakes?

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Ring of Fire

Front

What are the currents within the Mantle called which are responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?

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Convection Currents

Front

What is the name of plate #7?

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African Plate

Front

What is the name of plate #8? Options: African Plate, Pacific Plate, North American Plate, Eurasian Plate

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Eurasian Plate

Front

What is the name of plate #1? Options: African Plate, Pacific Plate, North American Plate, Eurasian Plate

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North American Plate