Quick Review: Plate Boundaries

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What type of volcanism occurs at mid-ocean ridges or divergent plate boundaries?

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Volcanic fissures.

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What geological event occurs at all plate boundaries?

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Earthquakes.

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What is the term for the rocky or rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the brittle crust and the top part of the upper mantle?

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Lithosphere.

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What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?

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Transform boundary.

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Which area in the US is described as having a narrow continental shelf, quick and deep drop-off in the water, current activity, frequent earthquakes, and volcanoes?

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West Coast.

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What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

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Divergent, Convergent, and Transform boundaries.

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What geological feature is commonly formed at divergent plate boundaries?

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Mid-ocean ridges.

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What is the primary cause of earthquakes at plate boundaries?

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The movement of tectonic plates.

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What type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates collide?

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Convergent boundary.

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What is the significance of the lithosphere in plate tectonics?

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It is broken into tectonic plates that move and interact at plate boundaries.