Plate Boundaries

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A large, giant supercontinent land mass is called

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Pangaea

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

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Divergent boundary

Front

What is the plastic-like layer of the Earth where tectonic plates move?

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Asthenosphere

Front

What geological event commonly occurs at transform boundaries?

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Earthquakes

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What is the lithosphere?

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The uppermost part of the mantle and lower part of the crust.

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates collide?

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Convergent boundary

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates move away from each other?

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Divergence

Front

What geological feature is formed at convergent boundaries?

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Mountains or deep ocean trenches.

Front

What is the term for the movement of the Earth's plates?

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Plate tectonics

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

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Transform boundary