What are the three major types of plate boundaries?
Plate Boundaries Flashcard

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Convergent, Divergent, Transform
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What happens at a convergent boundary with two continental plates?
Back
Mountains are formed
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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How were the Himalayan Mountains (where Everest is located!) formed?
Back
Two plates collided at a convergent boundary
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which type of crust is more dense?
- Oceanic crust
- Continental crust
- Transform crust
- Convergent crust
Back
Oceanic crust
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What happens when an oceanic crust collides with a continental crust?
Back
The oceanic crust sinks below the continental crust
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is seafloor spreading?
Back
The process of oceanic crust moving apart and creating new crust
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of crust is mostly involved in divergent plate boundaries?
Back
Oceanic crust
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