

Tectonic Plate Boundaries and Related Concepts
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Geography
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8th Grade
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Hard
Elizabeth Sinor
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Divergent Boundary
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A linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Convergent Boundary
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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, come together, or crash into each other.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Transform Boundary
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A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Mid-ocean Ridge
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An underwater mountain chain where new ocean floor is formed.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Sea-floor Spreading
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The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Subduction Zone
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The region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, usually between continental and oceanic plates.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Ocean Trench
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A deep, underwater trough created by one plate subducting under another plate at a convergent plate boundary.
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