Plate Boundaries and Landforms

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What are the 3 types of plate boundaries?

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Divergent, Convergent, and Transform Plate Boundaries.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What would you most likely find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

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Mountain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Where do plates pull away from each other?

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Divergent Boundary.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What is an underwater mountain chain called?

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Mid-ocean ridge.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What type of boundary results in mid-ocean ridges?

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Divergent.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A plate boundary where two plates collide, often forming mountains or causing subduction.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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What landform is typically created at a divergent boundary?

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Rift valleys.

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What is a transform boundary?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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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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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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What landform is associated with subduction zones?

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Volcanoes.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1