Flashcards: Plate Tectonics

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A large, giant supercontinent land mass is called

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pangaea

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Plates that diverge or move apart from each other

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divergent

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Cracks or breaks in earth's crust where plates slip past each other

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faults

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Continental plate collides with another continental plate creates

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folded mountains

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Occurs when a less dense plate slides under a more dense plate

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subduction

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What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

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convergent

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Plates boundary where plates slide or move past each other

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transform

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The type of geological event that occurs under transform boundaries

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earthquakes

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Ocean plate collides with ocean plate creates

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volcanic ark of islands

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What plate boundary is shown in the picture?

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divergent