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Question | Answer |
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Divergent | Plates move away from each other |
Convergent | Plates move towards each other |
Transform | Plates move past each other |
Subduction zone | When one tectonic plate sinks below another |
What geological feature are you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two continental plates | A rift Valley |
What occurs between two oceanic plates at a divergent plate boundary- Sea floor spreading What geological event would you most likely find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust | Mountains |
The area where two or more plates meet is called | A plate boundary |
The area where two or more plates meet is called- A plate boundary What geological event would most likely occur at a divergent boundary between two ocean plates | A mid-ocean ridge |
What type of landform occurs at a divergent boundary between two continental plates | Rift valley |
When a continental plate is pulled away from another continental plate, the area that is thinned and pulled apart is called | A rift valley/rift zone |
What geological event would you be most likely to find at a transform boundary | Earthquakes |