Plate Boundaries

Front

What type of boundary is formed when new oceanic crust is created?

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Divergent Oceanic

Front

What boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide?

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Convergent

Front

What type of boundary is created when two tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergent

Front

What is the process called when oceanic crust slides under another plate?

Back

Subduction

Front

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

Back

Transform

Front

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates due to convection currents in the mantle?

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Plate Tectonics

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at divergent boundaries?

Back

Mid-ocean ridges

Front

What is the result of convergent boundaries where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate?

Back

Subduction zone

Front

What type of boundary can lead to the formation of mountains?

Back

Convergent

Front

What is the term for the process of new oceanic crust being formed at mid-ocean ridges?

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Seafloor spreading