What is the process called when two tectonic plates push against each other?
Chapter 2 - Forces of Plate Motion

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Compression.
2.
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What is a naturally occurring solid mixture of minerals or grains called?
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A rock.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the term for an area where one tectonic plate slides under another?
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Subduction zone.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Which observation is NOT evidence of the plate tectonics theory?
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Heat in Earth’s mantle.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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How is the San Andreas Fault best described?
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As a complex fault zone.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?
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Divergent boundary.
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What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates caused by convection currents in the mantle?
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Plate tectonics.
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