plate tectonics review ACA

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What is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 million years ago?

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Pangea

Front

When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one will subduct?

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Oceanic plate

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What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?

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Transform boundary

Front

How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?

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Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created.

Front

What is the term for the area where one plate slides under another plate?

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Subduction zone

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates move apart?

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Divergence

Front

What is the name of the boundary where two plates collide?

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Convergent boundary

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at a subduction zone?

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Trenches and volcanic arcs

Front

What is the theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates?

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Plate tectonics

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What type of plate boundary is associated with earthquakes?

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Transform boundary