Plate Tectonics Test Review

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What happens during subduction?

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One tectonic plate is forced below another into the mantle.

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What material moves the crustal plates?

Back

Molten rock beneath the Earth's crust.

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What geological feature forms when two continental plates collide?

Back

A mountain chain.

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What do crustal plates that pull apart form?

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Rift zones.

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What is a hot spot in relation to tectonic plates?

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An area where magma breaks through the crust, often creating volcanoes.

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What is the Earth's outer layer called?

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The crust.

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What is the layer beneath the Earth's crust?

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The mantle.

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What is a tectonic plate?

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A large section of the Earth's crust that moves and interacts with other plates.

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What is the result of two tectonic plates colliding?

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It can create mountains, earthquakes, or volcanic activity.

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What is a mid-ocean ridge?

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An underwater mountain range formed by tectonic plates pulling apart.