Plate Tectonics

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What type of boundary is formed at a Mid Ocean Ridge?

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Divergent boundary.

Front

What is the name of the Major Plate labeled G?

Back

South Americana Plate.

Front

What is the name of the Major Plate labeled J?

Back

Eurasian Plate.

Front

At which type of boundary is new crust created?

Back

Divergent boundary.

Front

What is the name of the Major Plate labeled I?

Back

African Plate.

Front

Define Plate Tectonics.

Back

The theory explaining the movement of the Earth's plates and how they interact.

Front

What occurs at a Convergent boundary?

Back

Plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced beneath another.

Front

What is a Transform boundary?

Back

A boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.

Front

What is the significance of the Mid Ocean Ridge?

Back

It is a continuous mountain range formed by plate tectonics, where new oceanic crust is created.

Front

What is a Subduction Zone?

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A region where one tectonic plate moves under another, leading to volcanic activity.