7.1.2.3 Shaping Earth's Surface

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What type of boundary forms the San Andreas Fault in California?

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Transform boundary

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What is the name for a wave that forms when an ocean disturbance suddenly moves a large volume of water?

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Tsunami

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A place where plates are moving apart:

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Divergent boundary

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Where do most volcanic eruptions occur?

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At divergent boundaries

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A place associated with earthquakes:

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Transform boundary

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where plates collide, often causing mountains or trenches.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where plates move apart, leading to the formation of new crust.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes.

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What is a tsunami?

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A large ocean wave caused by underwater disturbances such as earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.

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What geological feature is commonly formed at convergent boundaries?

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Mountains or deep ocean trenches.