What is the San Andreas Fault?
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1.
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A major fault line in California where the Pacific Plate and North American Plate slide past each other.
2.
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What type of boundary is formed at Mount St. Helens?
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A convergent boundary where two tectonic plates collide.
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What is subduction?
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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and is forced into the mantle.
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What are convection currents?
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The movement of fluid caused by differences in temperature and density, often seen in the mantle.
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How do S-waves move through a medium?
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The material in an S-wave moves perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.
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What is the difference between P-waves and S-waves?
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P-waves are compressional waves that move parallel to the wave direction, while S-waves are shear waves that move perpendicular.
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What is a tectonic plate?
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A large slab of solid rock that makes up the Earth's lithosphere.
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