6.2 & 6.3 Test Review

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What is an undersea mountain range that forms at a divergent boundary?

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A mid-ocean ridge.

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What occurs at a transform boundary?

Back

Two plates slide past each other horizontally.

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An example of a transform boundary is the

Back

San Andreas Fault in California.

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What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?

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A region of active volcanoes.

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How does sediment that is closer to a mid-ocean ridge compare with sediment that is farther away?

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It is younger.

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What is a divergent boundary?

Back

A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.

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What geological feature is commonly formed at a divergent boundary?

Back

Mid-ocean ridges.

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What is a transform fault?

Back

A fault along which two tectonic plates slide past each other.

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What is the significance of the San Andreas Fault?

Back

It is a major transform fault that marks the boundary between the Pacific and North American plates.

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What type of boundary is associated with the creation of new oceanic crust?

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Divergent boundary.