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What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• Divergent, convergent, and transform

• Continental, oceanic, and transform

• Subduction, collision, and sliding

• Mountain, island, and earthquake

What happens when two plates of continental crust collide?

• The asthenosphere rises towards the surface

• The crust melts and creates an island arc

• The ocean crust subducts under the continental crust

• They buckle and thicken, forming mountains

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What occurs at divergent boundaries?

• Two plates collide

• Two plates buckle and thicken

• Two plates move past each other horizontally

• Two plates move away from each other

Where are most divergent boundaries located?

• In transform boundaries

• In mountain ranges

• On the ocean floor

• On the continental crust

What is formed when two plates move away from each other at divergent boundaries?

• New ocean floor or new continental crust

• Mountains

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

What happens at transform boundaries?

• Two plates move past each other horizontally

• Two plates buckle and thicken

• Two plates collide

• Two plates move away from each other

What is the San Andreas Fault?

• A rift valley formed by divergent boundaries

• A major transform boundary in California

• A mountain range formed by convergent boundaries

• An island arc formed by ocean to ocean collisions

What causes mountains to form at convergent boundaries?

• Partial melting of the crust

• Subduction of ocean crust

• Buckling and thickening of the plates

• Rising of the asthenosphere

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