Plate Tectonics STAAR Review

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What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates collide?

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Convergent boundary.

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What geological event is commonly associated with convergent boundaries?

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Earthquake.

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What is the process called when oceanic crust is forced under another plate?

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Subduction.

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Name an example of a transform boundary.

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San Andreas Fault.

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What type of boundary is the East African Rift Valley?

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Divergent boundary.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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

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What geological feature is commonly formed at divergent boundaries?

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Mid-ocean ridges.

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What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates?

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Plate tectonics.

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What is the main driving force behind plate tectonics?

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Convection currents in the mantle.

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

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Transform boundary.