The Theory of Plate Tectonics

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What is the theory of plate tectonics?

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The theory that describes how Earth's outer layers is broken up into moving tectonic plates.

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Plates that slide, slip and grind past each other are called ____________.

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Transform.

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When a continental plate collides with another continental plate, what type of land form will be created?

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Mountain ranges.

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What geologic feature/event would you most likely find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?

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Mid-Ocean Ridge.

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When tectonic plates move away from each other, this boundary is:

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Divergent.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large sections of Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates collide, often forming mountains or trenches.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other, often creating new crust.

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What is a transform boundary?

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

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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.