Plate Tectonics
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- Q1When two plates are moving together it forms a ____________ boundarystrike-slipconvergentdivergenttransform30s
- Q2When two plates are sliding past each other it forms a ____________ boundaryconvergenttransformstrike-slipdivergent30s
- Q3When two plates are moving away from each other it forms a ____________ boundarydivergentconvergentstrike-sliptransform30s
- Q4Subduction means togo underneathto ductgo aboveit is a type of heat transfer30s
- Q5When there is continental-continental plate convergence, this forms.mountainstrenches and volcanoesrift valleymid-ocean ridge30s
- Q6Which of the following is characterized by the largest Earthquakes?transformconvergentdivergent30s
- Q7When you have a divergent plate boundary underwater, this will form.rift valleytrenches and volcanoesmountainsmid-ocean ridges30s
- Q8When there is continental-oceanic plate convergence, this forms.mountainsrift valleytrenches and volcanoesmid-ocean ridge30s
- Q9What type of crust is more dense?ContinentalOceanicThey are the same density30s
- Q10What causes plate tectonics?ConvectionConductionElvesRadiation30s