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Lesson 4-1 Mid-ocean ridge An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced is a divergent plate boundary under the ocean
Lesson 4-1 Sea-floor spreading The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
Lesson 4-1 Subduction The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
Lesson 4-1 Ocean trench An undersea valley that represents one of the deepest parts of the ocean
Lesson 4-1 Hypothesis An idea that can be tested by experimentation or investigation. It's an evidence based idea
Lesson 4-2 Divergent boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
Lesson 4-2 Convergent boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
Transform boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
Theory An idea that is explained and backed up with evidence to support it
Where is Earth's crust being subducted and destroyed in the Earth's mantle? Convergent boundary
What would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust? Rift
Where is new crust being formed? Convergent boundary
What would you most likely to find at a transform boundary? Earthquakes
Which type of boundary is known for causing big earthquakes? Transform boundary
What usually forms at a convergent boundary between two oceanic plates? Trench
When continental crust and continental crust come toward each other at a convergent plate boundary, this will likely form... Mountains
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