Convergent Boundaries

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What geological feature is created at a continental-continental convergent boundary?

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Mountains are formed due to the collision of two continental plates.

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What geological feature is created at an oceanic-continental convergent boundary?

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Volcanic mountains are formed when an oceanic plate subducts beneath a continental plate.

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What happens at convergent boundaries?

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Convergent boundaries involve tectonic plates colliding or smashing into each other.

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What are the results of plate interactions at boundaries?

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The interactions at plate boundaries result in various geologic features.

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What is the process called when one tectonic plate forces its way under another?

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This process is known as subduction.

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What type of boundary is characterized by plates moving apart?

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Divergent boundaries are characterized by tectonic plates moving apart.

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What is the primary force driving plate tectonics?

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The primary force driving plate tectonics is mantle convection.

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What geological feature is commonly associated with subduction zones?

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Trenches are commonly associated with subduction zones.

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What type of plate boundary is responsible for earthquakes?

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Transform boundaries are often responsible for earthquakes due to the sliding of plates past each other.

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What is the term for the area where two tectonic plates meet?

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The area where two tectonic plates meet is called a plate boundary.