Plate Tectonic Review

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What is created by a divergent boundary?

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Mid Atlantic Ridge.

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Where does molten material rise during sea floor spreading?

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At the mid ocean ridges.

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What can convergent plate movement create?

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Mountains.

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What is the place where two tectonic plates meet called?

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Plate boundary.

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What type of boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?

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Transform boundary.

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What is the process called when tectonic plates move apart?

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Divergence.

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What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

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Mountains or deep ocean trenches.

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What is the term for the layer of the Earth where tectonic plates float?

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Asthenosphere.

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What is the boundary called where plates collide?

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Convergent boundary.

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What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates?

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Plate tectonics.