Plate Boundaries

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What is a plate boundary?

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The area where two tectonic plates meet.

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What happens at a convergent plate boundary?

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Plates collide, which can form mountains or cause subduction.

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What is a divergent plate boundary?

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A boundary where tectonic plates move away from each other, often creating new crust.

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What geological features are commonly found at divergent boundaries?

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Rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges.

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What is a transform plate boundary?

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A boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.

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What geological event is most likely to occur at a transform boundary?

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Earthquakes.

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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.

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What features are associated with subduction zones?

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Deep ocean trenches and volcanic arcs.

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What is the mantle?

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The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core, involved in tectonic movements.

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What is the focus of an earthquake?

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The point within the Earth where an earthquake originates.