Plate Boundaries

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What is the area around the Pacific Plate where boundaries form called?

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Ring of Fire

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What is a subduction zone?

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A subduction zone is formed when one tectonic plate sinks below another.

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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 characterized by plates moving away from each other?

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Divergent boundary

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What geologic feature is most likely to be found at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

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Rift Valley

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A convergent boundary is where two tectonic plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced below the other.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A divergent boundary is where two tectonic plates move away from each other, leading to the formation of new crust.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A transform boundary is where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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What geological feature is commonly associated with subduction zones?

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Trenches and volcanic arcs.

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What is the Ring of Fire?

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The Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.