Plate Boundaries

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What is a transform boundary?

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A type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

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Which type of plate boundary is found in southern California?

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Transform boundary.

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What happens at a convergent boundary?

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Two tectonic plates move together and collide.

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What is an example of a divergent boundary?

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A mid-ocean ridge.

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What occurs at a divergent boundary?

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Two tectonic plates move apart from each other.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates collide.

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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 is the result of two plates sliding past each other?

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Earthquakes can occur along transform boundaries.

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What is a passive margin?

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A transition between oceanic and continental lithosphere that is not an active plate boundary.

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What is a subduction zone?

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A type of convergent boundary where one plate is forced under another.