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Which type of plate boundary is characterized by tectonic plates moving away from each other and creating new oceanic crust?
Which type of plate boundary is characterized by tectonic plates moving away from each other and creating new oceanic crust?
- Divergent boundary (correct)
- Subduction zone
- Convergent boundary
- Transform fault boundary
What type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of mountain ranges and volcanic arcs?
What type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of mountain ranges and volcanic arcs?
- Transform fault boundary
- Convergent boundary (correct)
- Divergent boundary
- Subduction zone
What is the term for the regions on Earth where the edges of tectonic plates interact with each other?
What is the term for the regions on Earth where the edges of tectonic plates interact with each other?
- Fault lines
- Subduction zones
- Plate boundaries (correct)
- Continental drift
Which type of plate boundary is characterized by tectonic plates sliding past each other horizontally?
Which type of plate boundary is characterized by tectonic plates sliding past each other horizontally?
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Plate Boundaries
- Divergent plate boundary: characterized by tectonic plates moving away from each other, creating new oceanic crust
- Convergent plate boundary: associated with the formation of mountain ranges and volcanic arcs
- Plate boundary: term for the regions on Earth where the edges of tectonic plates interact with each other
- Transform plate boundary: characterized by tectonic plates sliding past each other horizontally
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