Plate Tectonics

Front

What is a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other called?

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Divergent Boundary

Front

What is a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other called?

Back

Convergent Boundary

Front

What is a valley formed by the separation of tectonic plates called?

Back

Rift Valley

Front

What is the term for the area where one plate slides under another plate?

Back

Subduction Zone

Front

What geological feature is created by a divergent boundary?

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Mid Atlantic Ridge

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?

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Subduction

Front

What type of boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?

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Transform Boundary

Front

What is the geological feature formed at a convergent boundary where two continental plates collide?

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Mountain Range

Front

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

Back

Plate Boundary

Front

What is the name of the deep ocean trench formed at a subduction zone?

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Mariana Trench