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21 Cards in this Set
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Two plates moving away from each other |
Divergent
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Two plates moving towards each other
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Convergent
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Two plates sliding past each other
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Transform
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A denser ocean plate sliding under a less dense continental plate
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subduction
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A deep V-shaped landform that results from subduction (a denser ocean plate sliding under a less dense continental plate)
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trench
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This landform results from 2 continental plates crashing into each other.
This landform also results from the folding of a plate. |
Mountains
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Constructive or Destructive? New land is being created at a mid-ocean ridge
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Constructive effect at a divergent boundary, it creates new land. |
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Constructive or Destructive? A plate is pushed into the mantle and becomes molten rock
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Destructive effect at a convergent boundary subduction zone, the ocean plate is destroyed (melted) in the mantle. |
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place where 2 plates meet
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boundary
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This is a well known mountain range that resulted from 2 continental plates colliding
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Himalayan Mountains
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This landform is a
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ridge
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Well-know transform boundary in California
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San Andreas Fault
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bendable, flexible
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ductile
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breaks easily
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brittle
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Scientists have fossil and rock evidence that 225 million years ago, all of the continents were once one landmass called __________.
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Pangea
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In a subduction zone, the oceanic plate sinks under the continental plate. The oceanic plate melts, and this melted rock rises up through the continental plate to create a _______________. |
volcanic mountain |
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This type of plate is thin, cold, and very dense. |
Oceanic plate |
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This type of plate is thick and not very dense |
Continental plate |
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Transform boundaries cause these |
earthquakes |
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All plate boundaries can cause these |
earthquakes |
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What well known underwater landform was created by a divergent boundary? |
Mid-Atlantic Ridge |
