What type of force occurs at a convergent boundary?
Plate Tectonics

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Compression
2.
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What type of forces are responsible for non-volcanic earthquakes?
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Shear forces
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the outer layer of the Earth called?
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Lithosphere
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
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Convection currents in the mantle
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the primary composition of continental crust?
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Light granite rock
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What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other?
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Transform boundary
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What geological feature is commonly formed at divergent boundaries?
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Mid-ocean ridges
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