Plate Tectonics - Zoom Version

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What is the term for the process by which a heavier, denser plate slides under a less dense plate?

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Subduction

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Which process occurs at a convergent plate boundary?

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Subduction

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What kind of plate boundary is where two plates collide?

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Convergent boundary

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Plates slide past one another at ____________ boundaries.

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Transform boundaries

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What kind of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving apart?

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Divergent boundary

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What is the term for the process where new oceanic crust is formed?

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Sea-floor spreading

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What geological feature is commonly formed at convergent boundaries?

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Mountains or deep ocean trenches

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What is the movement of tectonic plates called?

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Plate tectonics

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What type of boundary is associated with earthquakes?

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Transform boundary

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What happens to the density of plates as they subduct?

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The denser plate sinks beneath the less dense plate.