Plates Boundaries & Layers

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What is the San Andreas Fault?

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A famous fault in California known for its frequent earthquakes.

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What is the Indo-Australian Plate?

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A major tectonic plate that includes the continent of Australia and surrounding ocean.

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What is a Transform Boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, causing earthquakes when they lock and release.

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Which layer of the Earth is the mantle?

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The second layer of the Earth, located between the crust and the outer core.

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What is the Pacific Plate?

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A major tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

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What is a Convergent Boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced below the other.

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What is a Divergent Boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other, creating new crust as magma rises to the surface.

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What is the Earth's crust?

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The outermost layer of the Earth, which is solid and relatively thin compared to the layers beneath.

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What causes earthquakes?

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Earthquakes are caused by the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust, often due to the movement of tectonic plates.