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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an example of a convergent plate boundary? | Himalaya Mountains |
| What is an example of a divergent plate boundary? | Africa's Rift Valley |
| What are two examples of a transform plate boundary? | San Andrea's Fault - California New Madrid Fault - Mississippi River Valley |
| What earth processes do scientist think happen at convergent plate boundaries? | mountain building volcanic eruptions earthquakes |
| What landforms are typically found at convergent plate boundaries? | trenches mountains |
| What are the four earth processes that scientists think occur at divergent plate boundaries? | seafloor spreading earthquakes volcanic eruptions faults |
| What land forms are typically found at divergent plate boundaries? | mid-ocean ridges volcanic mountains |
| What are the three earth processes scientist think happen at transform plate boundaries? | earthquakes volcanic eruptions faulting |
| What land forms are typically found at transform plate boundaries? | Volcanic mountains fault-lines |
| What is the difference between the San Andrea's Fault in California and the New Madrid Fault in the Mississippi River Valley? | The San Andrea's Fault is between two plates (Pacific and North American)and can be seen from the Earth's surface. (Pacific and North American) The New Madrid Fault is in the middle of the North American Plate deep under the earth's surface. |
| What ocean does the Ring of Fire encircle? | The Pacific |