Plate Tectonics

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of boundary can be found along the San Andreas fault in California?
Back
Transform boundary.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What feature forms when oceanic and continental crust collide?
Back
Volcanoes on the continent.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How do divergent plates move?
Back
Away from each other.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does sea-floor spreading explain?
Back
New crust is created at a divergent boundary.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What feature can be found along a divergent boundary?
Back
Mid-ocean ridge.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a tectonic plate?
Back
A large, rigid piece of the Earth's lithosphere that moves and interacts with other plates.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the lithosphere?
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The outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
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