Plate Tectonics

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What is the name of this tectonic plate boundary? Options: convergent, divergent, convention, convection

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convergent

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What is the name of this tectonic plate boundary?

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divergent

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What is the plate boundary where the plates move away from each other?

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divergent

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An ancient organism that has been preserved in rock is called a

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fossil

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What was Pangea?

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A supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago

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What is the process that continually adds new crust to the ocean floor?

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sea floor spreading

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What plate boundary occurs when two plates move toward each other?

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convergent

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What is the plate boundary where two plates slip past each other moving in opposite directions?

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transform

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What type of landform is at letter "C"?

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Deep ocean trench

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What is the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath continental crust and melts into the mantle?

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subduction