Plate Tectonics STAAR Review

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What type of boundary is the East African Rift Valley located at?

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Divergent boundary

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What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?

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Transform boundary

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What happens at a convergent boundary?

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Two tectonic plates collide or come together.

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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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What type of boundary created the Great Rift Valley in Africa?

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Divergent boundary

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What is seafloor spreading?

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The process where new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.

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What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

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Mountain ranges or deep ocean trenches.

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What is continental drift?

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The theory that continents move over geological time.

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What is the Mid-Ocean Ridge?

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An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.