Exploring Tectonic Plates and Boundaries

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What occurs at a convergent plate boundary?

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Plates collide.

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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 are the three main types of plate boundaries?

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Convergent, Divergent, Transform.

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Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?

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Transform boundary.

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What is the name of the boundary where tectonic plates move away from each other?

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Divergent boundary.

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What are tectonic plates?

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The large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact.

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What geological feature is commonly formed at a convergent boundary?

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Mountains or deep ocean trenches.

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What is an example of a divergent plate boundary?

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The Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

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What is the San Andreas Fault an example of?

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A transform plate boundary.

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What happens to the oceanic crust at a subduction zone?

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It is forced down into the mantle and may melt.