Plate Tectonics

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What is the "Ring of Fire"?

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A region in the Pacific Ocean known for its active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.

Front

What is the theory that describes the Earth as being made up of giant moving rocks?

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Plate Tectonics

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What is the rocky outer layer of the Earth that contains the crust and upper mantle?

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Lithosphere

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What is the likely result of one tectonic plate moving under another?

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Volcano formation.

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Where do two tectonic plates slide past each other, forming earthquake faults?

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Transform boundaries.

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What are the boundaries called where tectonic plates move away from each other?

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Divergent boundaries.

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

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Subduction.

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What is the layer of the Earth located beneath the lithosphere?

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Asthenosphere.

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What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide?

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Convergent boundaries.

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What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

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Mid-ocean ridges.