Plate Tectonics and Boundaries

Front

What is the point where one tectonic plate slides beneath another?

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Subduction zone

Front

What is found at transform boundaries aside from earthquakes?

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Fault lines

Front

What happens when two continental plates collide?

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Mountains are created.

Front

What two crustal features occur near every subduction zone?

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Volcanoes and Trenches

Front

At what boundary do two plates slide past each other?

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Transform boundary

Front

What is the term for the outer layer of the Earth?

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Lithosphere

Front

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

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Pangaea

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates pull apart?

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Divergent boundary

Front

What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

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Mid Ocean Ridge

Front

What is the process called when an oceanic plate is forced under a continental plate?

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Subduction