Tectonic Plate Interactions and Effects

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Where are most earthquakes and volcanoes formed?

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Along the edges of tectonic plates.

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The matching coastlines of Africa and South America help support which theory?

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Theory of continental drift.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move away from each other, often resulting in the formation of new crust.

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A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

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transform boundary.

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Why isn't one of the plates subducted when two continental crusts converge?

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The density is the same.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, often forming mountains or causing one plate to be subducted beneath the other.

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What is subduction?

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The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another plate and sinks into the mantle.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

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What is the theory of plate tectonics?

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The scientific theory that describes the large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere and the interactions of tectonic plates.

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What is an earthquake?

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A sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates.