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30 Cards in this Set
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Convergent plate boundaries that have similar densities will form what |
Form Mountains |
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Tectonic plates move because |
a)due to convection currents in the mantle b) along the top of the magma |
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Convergent plates create |
a)Mountainsb) Volcanoes |
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Divergent plates create |
a)Rift Valleysd) Sea-floor spreading centers |
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Transform plate boundaries are best known for |
earthquakes |
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What geological feature can be created by a divergent boundary |
Mid-ocean ridge, rift vlleys |
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What is the difference between convergent and divergent plate boundaries |
convergent collides together, divergent divides apart |
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What geological feature can be created by a transform boundary |
Earthquakes |
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What can you say about the location of plate boundaries, volcanoes, and earthquakes? |
They are all in the same area |
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Convergent |
Volcanoes |
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Himalayan Mountains |
Convergent |
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Rift valley |
Divergent |
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Transform boundary |
earthquakes |
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What are the three main types of tectonic plate boundaries |
Convergent, divergent, transform |
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What would be the best title for the reading package? |
the 3 main types of plate boundaries |
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Which is the only plate boundary that doesn't involve magma |
transform |
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A convergent boundary can form a mountain chain or a ___________________ |
Sea-floor trench |
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Tectonic plates move because of the ___________ currents happening in the mantle. Thewarm magma ________ and the cooler rock ____________ within the mantle. |
convection, rises, falls |
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Tectonic plates move faster as |
more of it is subducted into the ground |
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a |
DIVERGENT BOUNDARY |
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b |
TRENCH |
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c |
AREA WHERE VOLCANOES FORM |
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d |
SUBDUCTION |
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e |
CONVECTION CURRENTS |
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CONVERGENT BOUNDARY |
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g |
MID-OCEAN RIDGE |
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a |
CONVERGENT |
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b |
DIVERGENT |
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c |
TRANSFORM |
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d |
SUBDUCTION |
