Plates Tectonics Review

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What are the two main types of plates that make up the Earth's surface?

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Continental and oceanic plates.

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What type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of faults?

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Transform plate boundary.

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What type of plate boundary is associated with continental volcanic arcs?

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Oceanic-continental convergent plate boundary.

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What happens at a subduction zone?

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The denser oceanic crust is subducting under the less dense continental crust.

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Where do hotspots typically form?

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In the middle of a tectonic plate.

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What is a tectonic plate?

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A large, rigid slab of solid rock that makes up the Earth's lithosphere.

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What is the difference between oceanic and continental plates?

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Oceanic plates are thinner and denser, while continental plates are thicker and less dense.

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What is a convergent plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other, often causing one plate to subduct beneath the other.

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What is a divergent plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other, leading to the formation of new crust.

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What is a transform plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.