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Stewart Plate Tech

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What type of plate boundary is most likely to cause an Earthquake? transfrom boundary
Which type of boundary builds potential energy as the plates try to move past eachother? transform boundary
The plates try to move past eachother in opposite directions in this type of boundary. transform boundary
Kenetic energy is released from the fault during this. Earthquake
This is a special type of converent boundary where one plate "dives" under the other plate subduction zone
This type of crust is thinner and denser oceanic crust
This is the plate that "floats" on top at a subduction zone continential plate
These are most likely to form at subduction zones volcanoes
This is the largest subduction zone on the planet ring of fire
These form where two continential plates converge together mountains
This is the type of boundary where two plates come together convergent boundary
This type of boundary forms when two plates move away from eachother divergent boundary
Another word for the divergent boundary in the Atlantic Ocean is: Sea Floor Spreading
This is formed at a divergent boundary ridges of new land
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