Plate Tectonics

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What happens when one tectonic plate sinks beneath another?

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The plate melts and the magma rises.

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What type of plate boundary is formed when two continental plates collide?

Back

Continent-to-continent convergent boundary.

Front

Where are earthquakes and volcanoes most likely to occur?

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At plate boundaries.

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent plate boundary.

Front

What is the primary force that causes tectonic plates to move?

Back

Convection.

Front

Define tectonic plates.

Back

Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

Front

What is a divergent plate boundary?

Back

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

Front

What geological features are commonly found at convergent boundaries?

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Mountains, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic arcs.

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What is the difference between oceanic and continental plates?

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Oceanic plates are denser and thinner than continental plates.

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What is a transform plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.