Geologic Processes

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What are convergent plate boundaries?

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Convergent plate boundaries are areas where two tectonic plates collide, leading to subduction or mountain formation.

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How can convergent plates be constructive and destructive?

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One plate subducts and melts back inside Earth, while mountains can be formed as plates collide together.

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What is erosion?

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Erosion is the transportation or movement of sediment by wind, water, gravity, animal movements, and ice.

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What is deposition in geologic processes?

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Deposition is the process where sediment is put down, left behind, or stopped moving in a new location.

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What type of stress is associated with divergent plate boundaries?

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Tension is the type of stress associated with divergent plate boundaries.

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What is chemical weathering?

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Chemical weathering is the process that breaks down rocks through chemical reactions, such as the action of lichen.

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What is physical weathering?

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Physical weathering is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces without changing their chemical composition.

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What is the rock cycle?

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The rock cycle is the continuous process of rock formation, breakdown, and reformation through geological processes.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Tectonic plates are large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact at their boundaries.

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What is subduction?

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