Tectonic Plates and Boundaries

Front

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.

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plates

Front

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

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Transform Fault

Front

Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?

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Crust

Front

You would find ridges forming at ____________________________.

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Divergent boundaries

Front

You would find volcanoes forming at ____________________________.

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Subduction boundaries

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?

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Subduction

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide?

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Convergent boundary

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at divergent boundaries?

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Mid-ocean ridges

Front

What is the name of the theory that explains the movement of tectonic plates?

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Plate tectonics

Front

What type of boundary is associated with earthquakes?

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Transform boundary