Plate Boundaries

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What is a transform boundary?

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A type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

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What geological event is commonly associated with transform boundaries?

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Earthquakes.

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What happens when an ocean plate collides with another ocean plate?

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It can create a volcanic arc of islands.

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What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving away from each other?

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Divergent boundary.

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What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving towards each other?

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Convergent boundary.

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What geological features can form at convergent boundaries?

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Mountains, earthquakes, and volcanic activity.

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What is sea floor spreading?

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The process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges as tectonic plates pull apart.

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What is a mid-ocean ridge?

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An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.

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What is continental drift?

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The theory that continents move over geological time.

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What are faults?

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Fractures in the Earth's crust where blocks of land have moved past each other.