Plate Tectonics

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Where is sea floor the YOUNGEST?

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Near the mid ocean ridges.

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Which type of boundary creates mid ocean ridges?

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Divergent boundary.

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Earth's surface is broken into large slabs of rock called..

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Tectonic plates.

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What causes the tectonic plates to move?

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The convection currents in the Earth's mantle.

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What kind of boundary creates a fault?

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Transform boundary.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large slabs of rock that make up Earth's surface.

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What is a mid-ocean ridge?

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An underwater mountain range formed by divergent tectonic plates.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates collide.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another plate.