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Tectonic Plates Info
Science (plate tectonics unit)
Question | Answer |
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Which tectonic plate is named after Europe and Asia? | The Eurasian plate |
When to plates boundaries collide what is it called? | Convergent |
What natural occurrence happens when an oceanic plate and a oceanic plate converge? | Earthquakes occur underwater which can lead to tsunamis |
When to plate boundaries separate what is it called? | Divergent |
What is one plate boundary that created the Himalayas? | The Eurasian plate boundary or the Indian plate boundary |
If two oceanic boundaries diverge what might it cause? | New land, Volcanic eruption/ Volcanoes |
When two oceanic boundaries converge what might it cause? | Trenches |
What plate boundary is Australia on? | Indo-Australian plate |
How are mountains created? | When two continental plate boundaries converge |
When two plate boundaries rub against each other what is it called? | Transform |