Plates and Boundaries FLASHCARD

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What landform is created at a subduction zone?

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Trench

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What occurs during subduction?

Back

One tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate.

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What type of plate boundary is responsible for mountain formation?

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Convergent boundary.

Front

What geologic feature is most likely found at a transform boundary?

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Earthquakes.

Front

True or False: Ocean crust is created in some areas and melted in others.

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True.

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What is a tectonic plate?

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A massive slab of solid rock that makes up the Earth's lithosphere.

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What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

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Convergent, Divergent, and Transform boundaries.

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What happens at a divergent boundary?

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Tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust.

Front

What is the primary cause of earthquakes at transform boundaries?

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The sliding of tectonic plates past one another.

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What is a subduction zone?

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A region where one tectonic plate moves under another, often leading to the formation of trenches.