Plate Boundaries

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move apart?

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Divergent Boundary

Front

What are areas where hot mantle plumes create volcanic islands, such as Hawaii?

Back

Hotspots

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Front

What two crustal features are found near every subduction zone?

Back

Volcanoes and Trenches

Front

Which type of crust will subduct when two plates converge?

Back

Oceanic Crust

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Front

What is the process called when oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted?

Back

Subduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent Boundary

Front

What is formed at divergent boundaries as tectonic plates pull apart?

Back

Mid-Ocean Ridges

Front

What geological feature is created at convergent boundaries where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate?

Back

Trench

Front

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates over the semi-fluid asthenosphere?

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Plate Tectonics

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

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

Back

Transform Boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3