Plate Tectonics Review

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What forms at a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates?

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Mid-ocean ridge.

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What geologic feature is most likely to form at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

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Mountain.

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What feature is likely to form where two tectonic plates push toward each other?

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Mountain range.

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What causes the earthquakes experienced in California?

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Two tectonic plates sliding past each other.

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What type of boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

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Divergent.

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What is a tectonic plate?

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A large, rigid piece of the Earth's lithosphere that moves and interacts with other plates.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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What is subduction?

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

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What is a rift valley?

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A lowland region formed by the divergence of tectonic plates.

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What is a mid-ocean ridge?

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An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics at divergent boundaries.