Plate Boundaries

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a plate boundary?
Back
The area where two tectonic plates meet.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What happens at a convergent plate boundary?
Back
Plates collide, which can form mountains or cause subduction.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a divergent plate boundary?
Back
A boundary where tectonic plates move away from each other, often creating new crust.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What geological features are commonly found at divergent boundaries?
Back
Rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a transform plate boundary?
Back
A boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What geological event is most likely to occur at a transform boundary?
Back
Earthquakes.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is subduction?
Back
The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.
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