Tectonic Plates & Events

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What are the two types of crust that make up tectonic plates?

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Oceanic and continental crust.

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What event occurs at a tectonic plate boundary where plates slide past each other?

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An earthquake.

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

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Divergent boundary.

Front

What is formed at a divergent plate boundary?

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An ocean basin.

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide?

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Convergent boundary.

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at convergent boundaries?

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Mountain ranges.

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What is the term for the process where one tectonic plate is forced under another?

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Subduction.

Front

What type of plate boundary is associated with volcanic activity?

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Convergent and divergent boundaries.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.

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What geological event is most likely to occur at a transform boundary?

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Earthquakes.