Plate Boundaries
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Science
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5th - 6th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are the two crustal features that occur near every subduction zone?
Back
Volcanoes and Trenches
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?
Back
Transform Boundary
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which type of crust will subduct if two plates converge?
Back
Oceanic Crust
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the process called that creates new crust at a divergent oceanic boundary?
Back
Seafloor Spreading
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are huge pieces of lithosphere that move on the asthenosphere called?
Back
Tectonic Plates
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a convergent boundary?
Back
A boundary where two plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to subduct beneath the other.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a divergent boundary?
Back
A boundary where two plates move away from each other, leading to the formation of new crust.
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