Final Exam Review

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

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an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart

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Convergent Boundary

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when 2 tectonic plates come together

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Divergent Boundary

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when 2 tectonic plates pull apart and magma fills in the gap

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Transform Boundary

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When 2 tectonic plates slide past each other

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Earthquake

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a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface

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Mantle

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the soft rock layer of the Earth that contains the convection currents

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Deep Ocean Trench

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a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together

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Crust

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the rocky outer layer of Earth that is broken up into tectonic plates

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Tectonic Plates

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very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer

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Plate Boundary

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the place where two plates meet