Plate Tectonics and Boundaries

Front

The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called ___________.

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Subduction

Front

Two plates spread or move apart at what boundary?

Back

Divergent Boundary

Front

What is the name of the boundary where two plates come together or collide?

Back

Convergent Boundary

Front

What is the 'magic' that is happening in the mantle that helps move the 'lithospheric plates'?

Back

Convection

Front

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

Back

Transform Boundary

Front

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates due to heat from the Earth's interior?

Back

Plate Tectonics

Front

What is the name of the process where new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges?

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Seafloor Spreading

Front

What type of boundary can cause earthquakes due to the friction between sliding plates?

Back

Transform Boundary

Front

What is the layer of the Earth where convection currents occur?

Back

Mantle

Front

What is the term for the theory that explains the movement of the Earth's plates?

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Plate Tectonics Theory