Plate Boundaries and Landforms

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What causes the movement of plate tectonics?

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Convection currents

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What type of boundary results in the formation of mid-ocean ridges?

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Divergent boundary

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What type of convergent plate boundary can lead to the formation of volcanoes?

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Oceanic-continental convergent boundary

Front

True or False: Only plates of the same type can interact.

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False

Front

What type of land feature may occur at a divergent plate boundary?

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All of the above (e.g., rift valleys, mid-ocean ridges, etc.)

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What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

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Divergent, Convergent, and Transform boundaries.

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What geological feature is commonly associated with convergent boundaries?

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Mountain ranges and deep ocean trenches.

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What is the primary driving force behind plate tectonics?

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Heat from the Earth's interior causing convection currents in the mantle.

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What happens at transform plate boundaries?

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Plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and is forced into the mantle.