Plate Tectonics

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What type of plate boundary causes mountains to form?

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Convergent boundary.

Front

Which geological feature is formed exclusively at a divergent boundary?

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Rift Valley.

Front

What is the composition of the Inner Core of the Earth?

Back

Solid Iron and Nickel.

Front

What type of boundary created the Great Rift Valley and the Mid-Ocean Ridge?

Back

Divergent boundary.

Front

What type of boundary is the San Andreas Fault located on?

Back

Transform boundary.

Front

What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

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Convergent, Divergent, and Transform.

Front

What occurs at a convergent boundary?

Back

Plates collide, leading to mountain formation or subduction.

Front

What is a transform boundary?

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A boundary where two plates slide past each other.

Front

What geological activity is common at divergent boundaries?

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Seafloor spreading and volcanic activity.

Front

What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another.