Tectonic Plates

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates converge and form mountains?

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Uplift

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move apart?

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Divergent

Front

What is the layer of the Earth located beneath the crust?

Back

Mantle

Front

What is the term for when one tectonic plate slides under another due to density?

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Subduction

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform

Front

What is the name of the boundary where two tectonic plates collide?

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Convergent boundary

Front

What geological feature is often formed at a divergent boundary?

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Mid-ocean ridge

Front

What is the term for the deep oceanic trench formed by subduction?

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Trench

Front

What is the Earth's outermost layer called?

Back

Crust

Front

What is the movement of tectonic plates called?

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Plate tectonics