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Plate Tectonics
Question | Answer |
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Convergent Boundary | A plate boundary where two plates move TOWARD each other ------> <------ |
Divergent Boundary | A plate boundary where two plates move AWAY from each other <---- ----> ; this is where new crust forms |
Transform Boundary | A plate boundary where two plates SLIDE past each other |
Subduction Zone | The place where oceanic crust sinks below continental crust at convergent boundaries |
Magma | Molten rock |
Pangea | The name of the super continent that existed missions of years ago |
Alfred Wegener | The name of the scientist that proposed the Theory of Continental Drift |
Mountains | A landform that is created at convergent boundaries when two plates push together and upward |
Earthquake | A geologic event that causes energy to be released and the Earth to shake at transform boundaries |
Rift Valley | A deep valley that forms at divergent boundaries |
Ocean Basin | A deep basin in the ocean floor that form at divergent boundaries |