Plate Boundaries & Landforms

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What is an Oceanic-Oceanic Divergent boundary?

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A boundary where two oceanic plates move apart, creating new oceanic crust as magma rises to the surface.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A boundary where two plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.

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What landforms are typically found at a convergent boundary between oceanic and continental plates?

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Trenches and Volcanoes.

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What is the San Andreas Fault an example of?

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A transform boundary.

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What evidence did Alfred Wegener provide for his theory of continental drift?

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He noted that plant and animal fossils, as well as rock layers, matched across different continents.

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What is a Continental-Continental Divergent boundary?

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A boundary where two continental plates move apart, leading to the formation of rift valleys.

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What geological features are associated with Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent boundaries?

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Deep ocean trenches and volcanic island arcs.

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What happens at a Continental-Continental Convergent boundary?

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The collision of two continental plates can create mountain ranges.

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What is a Mid-Ocean Ridge?

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An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics at divergent boundaries.

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What are faults?

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Fractures in the Earth's crust where blocks of rock have moved past each other.