Tectonic Plate Boundaries

Front

What is the outermost, rigid layer of the Earth made up of tectonic plates?

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Lithosphere

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other?

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Transform boundary

Front

What is an example of a divergent boundary between two continental plates?

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Mid-Atlantic Ridge (valley in the Atlantic Ocean)

Front

What is the term for the outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of the Earth's crust and upper mantle?

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Lithosphere

Front

What geological feature is formed by two continental plates colliding and forcing each other upwards?

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Mountain ranges

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other?

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Divergent boundary

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate is forced under another?

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Subduction

Front

What is the name of the theory that explains the movement of tectonic plates?

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Plate tectonics

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide?

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Convergent boundary

Front

What geological feature is typically formed at a convergent boundary?

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Trenches