Plate Motion: Plate Boundaries

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What are the three types of plate boundaries?

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Convergent, Divergent, Transform.

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Which type of plate boundary is NOT recognized?

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Thrust.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What happens at a convergent plate boundary?

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Two plates collide, which can form mountains or cause subduction.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another plate.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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Which plate goes under during subduction?

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The denser plate.

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What are the two types of crust?

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Continental and Oceanic.

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What forms when two continental plates converge?

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Mountains.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What is created at divergent plate boundaries?

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New crust, often at mid-ocean ridges.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What rises from the asthenosphere during volcanic activity?

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Magma.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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What is a transform plate boundary?

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A boundary where two plates slide past each other.