Boundaries Vocabulary

Boundaries Vocabulary

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6th - 8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.

Back

Convergent Boundary

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

Divergent Boundary

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.

Back

Transform Boundary

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

any of the world's main continuous expanses of land

Back

Continent

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins

Back

Oceanic Crust

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The layer of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks that forms the geological continents.

Back

Continental Crust

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

the area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean.

Back

Continental Shelf

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