Plate Boundaries

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What is a Divergent Oceanic Boundary?

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A boundary where two oceanic plates move apart, creating new oceanic crust as magma rises to the surface.

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What is a Convergent Boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates collide, often leading to one plate being forced below the other.

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What is a Transform Boundary?

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A boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally, often causing earthquakes.

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What geological feature is commonly found at Divergent Boundaries?

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Mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed.

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What happens at Convergent Boundaries involving oceanic and continental plates?

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The oceanic plate subducts beneath the continental plate, often creating volcanic activity.

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What is a Fault Line?

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A fracture in the Earth's crust where blocks of land have moved past each other, commonly found at transform boundaries.

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What geological feature is formed when two continental plates collide?

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Mountains, due to the compression and folding of the crust.

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What is Subduction?

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

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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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What is the difference between oceanic and continental crust?

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Oceanic crust is thinner and denser, while continental crust is thicker and less dense.