Plate Boundaries Flashcard

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What are the three major types of plate boundaries?

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Convergent, Divergent, Transform

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What happens at a convergent boundary with two continental plates?

Back

Mountains are formed

Front

How were the Himalayan Mountains (where Everest is located!) formed?

Back

Two plates collided at a convergent boundary

Front

Which type of crust is more dense?

• Oceanic crust
• Continental crust
• Transform crust
• Convergent crust

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Oceanic crust

Front

What happens when an oceanic crust collides with a continental crust?

Back

The oceanic crust sinks below the continental crust

Front

What is seafloor spreading?

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The process of oceanic crust moving apart and creating new crust

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What type of crust is mostly involved in divergent plate boundaries?

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Oceanic crust

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What is the result of divergent plate boundaries under the ocean?

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Formation of underwater ridges and new crust

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What happens at transform plate boundaries?

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Tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally

Front

Which famous transform boundary is located in California?

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San Andreas Fault