Plate tectonics review

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

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Convergent Boundary

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What is a Divergent Boundary?

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

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What is a Transform Boundary?

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A plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

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What geological feature is commonly formed at a Convergent Boundary?

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Mountains, trenches, and volcanic arcs.

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What is the significance of magnetic patterns on the ocean floor?

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They provide evidence for seafloor spreading and plate tectonics.

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What type of fault is caused by shearing stress?

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Strike-slip fault.

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What happens at a Divergent Boundary?

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Tectonic plates pull apart, leading to the formation of new crust.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.

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What type of stress causes a Reverse Fault?

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Compression stress.

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What is the result of tension stress in the Earth's crust?

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Normal fault.