Plate Boundaries Flashcard

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

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Convergent boundary.

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

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Divergent boundary.

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

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Transform boundary.

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Where are the youngest rocks found on the ocean floor?

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Near the mid-ocean ridge.

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At which type of plate boundary is new crust formed?

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Divergent boundary.

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What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

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Mountains, such as the Himalayan Mountains.

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What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

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Rift valleys.

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What is the process called when one tectonic plate is forced under another?

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Subduction.

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What is the main driving force behind plate tectonics?

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Convection currents in the Earth's mantle.

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What happens at a transform boundary?

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Plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes.