Plate Tectonics & Boundaries

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What is subduction?

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When the oceanic plate goes under the continental plate.

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How does a convergent plate boundary with subduction change the earth’s surface?

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A volcano can form.

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What are the pieces of Earth that float in the mantle called?

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Tectonic plates.

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What are the 4 layers of Earth in order?

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Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core.

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What is a convergent plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates collide.

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What happens at a divergent plate boundary?

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Tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust.

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What is a transform plate boundary?

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A boundary where two plates slide past each other.

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What is the mantle?

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The layer of Earth between the crust and the outer core.

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What is the crust?

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The outermost layer of the Earth.

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What is the outer core?

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The liquid layer of the Earth located beneath the mantle.