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A boundary where two plates pull apart

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divergent boundary

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A boundary where two plates slide past each other.

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transform boundary

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A boundary where two plates collide into each other.

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convergent boundary

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A place where two plates meet; a break in Earth's crust

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fault

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When two convergent plates come together where the denser one is forced under back into the mantle

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subduction

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What forms when two continental, convergent plates push together? Options: volcano, mountain, earthquakes, island

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mountain

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What is associated with transform boundaries? Options: mountains, volcanoes, strong earthquakes, islands

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strong earthquakes

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What forms when two continental plates pull apart (divergent)?

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rift valley

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What forms when two oceanic plates pull apart (divergent)? Options: mountains, rift valley, mid-ocean ridge, deep-ocean trench

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mid-ocean ridge

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Which evidence was not used by Wegener to support his continental drift theory? Options: South America & Africa coastlines, Coal beds in Antarctica & Britain, Plant & reptile fossils, Earthquake patterns

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Earthquake patterns