Plate Boundaries and Landforms

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What geological event occurs under transform boundaries?

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Earthquakes.

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Where do volcanoes form from subduction?

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Convergent Boundaries.

Front

What is the name of the boundary where two tectonic plates collide?

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Convergent Boundary.

Front

What type of boundary involves two tectonic plates moving past each other?

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Transform Boundary.

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What kind of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving apart?

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Divergent Boundary.

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What is formed at convergent boundaries?

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Mountains, earthquakes, and volcanoes.

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What is the main feature of divergent boundaries?

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New crust is created as plates pull apart.

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What type of boundary is associated with the formation of ocean ridges?

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Divergent Boundary.

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What happens at transform boundaries?

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Plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes.

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What is a subduction zone?

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A region where one tectonic plate moves under another.