Plate Tectonics

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The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

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convergent boundary.

Front

The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______

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subduction.

Front

This layer of Earth is the thickest part

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mantle.

Front

What are the two types of crust?

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continental and oceanic.

Front

The Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?

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continent-to-continent convergent.

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

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crust.

Front

What is the theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates?

Back

plate tectonics.

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?

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transform boundary.

Front

What is the process called when plates move apart?

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divergent boundary.

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

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mountains.