ES. 7abc Plate Tectonics Unit Review 01

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What is created when two continental plates move away from each other?

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Rift Valleys.

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What geological feature is formed when two continental plates collide?

Back

Folded Mountains.

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Where is the oldest rock on the ocean floor typically found?

Back

Deep Sea Trenches.

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Where do most volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

Back

Along tectonic plate boundaries.

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What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move apart?

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Divergent boundary.

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What is a convergent boundary?

Back

A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.

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What is a mid-ocean ridge?

Back

An underwater mountain range formed by divergent tectonic plates.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another plate and sinks into the mantle.

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What are ocean trenches?

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Deep depressions in the ocean floor formed by subduction of tectonic plates.