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What type of a boundary would a mid-ocean ridge occur Name one
(Conveyor belt start)
Divergent
Aden Ridge
What type of a boundary would a deep ocean trench occur at? Name one.
Convergent
Yap Trench
Are the North American Plate and the Eurasian plate moving together or apart?
Apart
What is the theory of plate tectonics?
The theory that Earth's plates are in constant, slow motion
What type of boundary occurs where two plates slip past each other moving in opposite directions?
Transform
What type of boundary occurs when two plates collide?
Convergent
What type of boundary occurs when two plates pull apart?
Divergent
Where would a rift valley form?
Divergent (pulls apart, land drops)
What does a collision of two pieces of mountain crust form?
A mountain range
What is it called when one plate slides underneath another and goes into the earth's mantle?
Subduction
Why do the plates move?
Convection currents in Earth's Asthenosphere
Continental vs. continental?
Mountain range (ANDES)
oceanic vs. oceanic?
Deep-sea trench
oceanic vs. continental?
Oceanic is subducted, causing the continental to go up (HIMALAYAS)
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Science seventh grde Inside Earth Section 1.5 Study Guide
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