Surface Features and Plate Boundaries Flashcard

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What are the main causes of tsunamis?

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Underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and landslides.

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What type of plate boundary is responsible for the Great Rift Valley of Africa?

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Divergent plates.

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What theory explains the movement of the Earth's lithosphere?

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Plate tectonics theory.

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What occurs at subduction plate boundaries around the Ring of Fire?

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Denser oceanic crust sinks beneath continental crust.

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What geological feature is created by the collision of two converging continental plates?

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Mountain ranges like the Rockies.

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What is a divergent plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other.

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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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What is the Ring of Fire?

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A region in the Pacific Ocean known for its high volcanic and seismic activity.

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What is seafloor spreading?

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The process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.