Warm-up/review: Plate Boundaries

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What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

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Divergent, Convergent, and Transform.

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What geological feature is commonly formed at divergent plate boundaries?

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Mid-ocean ridges.

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What geological feature is commonly associated with convergent plate boundaries?

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Mountain ranges and deep ocean trenches.

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What is the primary geological event that occurs at all plate boundaries?

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Earthquakes.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate slides under another and is melted or recycled.

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What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?

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Transform boundary.

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What type of plate boundary is associated with the creation of new oceanic crust?

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Divergent boundary.

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What type of plate boundary can lead to volcanic activity?

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Convergent boundary (especially when an oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate).

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What is the Ring of Fire?

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A major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur, primarily due to tectonic plate boundaries.

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How do earthquakes occur at transform boundaries?

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As plates slide past each other, they can become locked due to friction, and when they finally slip, it causes an earthquake.