Plate Tectonics Review

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What is convection?

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The transfer of heat by movements of a heated fluid.

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What type of plate boundary forms a rift valley?

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Divergent plate boundary.

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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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Which plate subducts when an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide?

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The oceanic plate subducts.

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What type of boundary is located between the Nazca and Pacific Plate?

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Divergent boundary.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

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What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

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Mountains or deep ocean trenches.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another plate.

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What happens at divergent boundaries?

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Tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust.

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What is the lithosphere?

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The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.