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plate tectonics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what boundary is formed when two tectonic plates grinding past each other | transform |
| who studies earthquakes | seismologist |
| what is the point of origin for an earthquake | epicenter |
| theory formed by Alfred Wegner stating that continents move over time | continental drift |
| what is a geologic feature formed by convergent continental boundary | mountains |
| what is the process of one less dense plate sinking under a more dense plate at a convergent boundary | subduction |
| what makes plates move | convection currents |
| volcanoes are made at what boundary | divergent |
| when sea floor spreading occurs what rises to take up the empty space | magma |
| when two tectonic plates crash together what do they make or cause | uplifts |