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 slide past each other?

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Transform

Front

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

Back

Divergent

Front

What is it called when one tectonic plate slides under another due to density?

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Subduction

Front

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary: Convergent, Divergent, Bivergent, Transform?

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Bivergent

Front

What is the term for the area where two tectonic plates meet?

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Plate boundary

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at a convergent boundary?

Back

Mountains

Front

What is the name of the deep oceanic trench formed by subduction?

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Trench

Front

What type of boundary is associated with earthquakes?

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Transform boundary

Front

What is the movement of tectonic plates driven by?

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Convection currents in the mantle