Plate Boundaries

Front

What type of plate boundary is characterized by two plates moving towards each other?

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Convergent Boundary

Front

What type of plate boundary is characterized by two plates moving away from each other?

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Divergent Boundary

Front

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

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Transform Boundary

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at a convergent boundary?

Back

Mountains, such as the Himalayas.

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at a divergent boundary?

Back

Rift Valley or Mid-Ocean Ridge.

Front

What is the primary cause of earthquakes at transform boundaries?

Back

The friction and stress that build up as plates slide past each other.

Front

What is an example of a transform boundary?

Back

San Andreas Fault in California.

Front

What happens to oceanic crust at a convergent boundary?

Back

It is often subducted beneath continental crust.

Front

What is the result of two continental plates colliding?

Back

Formation of mountain ranges.

Front

What is the Great Rift Valley an example of?

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A divergent boundary.