Plate Boundaries

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What is oceanic crust?

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Oceanic crust is thinner and more dense than continental crust.

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What type of plate boundary is where two plates collide?

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Convergent boundary.

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What type of plate boundary causes mountains to form?

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Convergent 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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What type of plate boundary is where two plates move apart?

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Divergent boundary.

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What is the main characteristic of a divergent boundary?

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Plates move away from each other, creating new crust.

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What happens at a convergent boundary?

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Plates collide, which can cause mountains, earthquakes, and volcanic activity.

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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 features are commonly found at divergent boundaries?

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Mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.