SEEd 5.1.1

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What is an oceanic plate?

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A tectonic plate that is primarily composed of oceanic crust and is located under the ocean.

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What is a continental plate?

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A tectonic plate that is primarily composed of continental crust and forms the continents.

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What happens during subduction?

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One tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.

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What is metamorphism?

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The process by which rocks change due to heat, pressure, or chemically active fluids.

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What is low temperature, high pressure metamorphism?

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A type of metamorphism that occurs in environments like subduction zones, where rocks are subjected to high pressure but relatively low temperatures.

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What is a mid-ocean ridge?

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An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics, where new oceanic crust is created.

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What happens to the age of oceanic lithosphere as you move away from a mid-ocean ridge?

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The age of oceanic lithosphere increases with distance from the mid-ocean ridge.

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What is a transform fault?

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A type of fault where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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What geological feature is commonly found along convergent boundaries?

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A chain of volcanoes.

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What is the San Andreas Fault?

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A major transform fault in California that marks the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.