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What type of boundary is characterized by plates moving apart and creating new crust?
What type of boundary is characterized by plates moving apart and creating new crust?
What type of boundary results in the formation of a continental volcanic arc?
What type of boundary results in the formation of a continental volcanic arc?
At which type of boundary do two oceanic plates converge and one subducts under the other?
At which type of boundary do two oceanic plates converge and one subducts under the other?
Which type of boundary is primarily responsible for the creation of rift valleys?
Which type of boundary is primarily responsible for the creation of rift valleys?
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What type of boundary is known for producing trench formations?
What type of boundary is known for producing trench formations?
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Which type of boundary is associated with earthquakes due to plates sliding past each other horizontally?
Which type of boundary is associated with earthquakes due to plates sliding past each other horizontally?
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Which type of crust is denser and thinner than the other?
Which type of crust is denser and thinner than the other?
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What happens to oceanic crust as it interacts with continental crust?
What happens to oceanic crust as it interacts with continental crust?
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What drives the movement of tectonic plates according to the text?
What drives the movement of tectonic plates according to the text?
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At which type of plate boundary do two plates move apart?
At which type of plate boundary do two plates move apart?
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Which type of plate boundary is associated with earthquakes and mountain building?
Which type of plate boundary is associated with earthquakes and mountain building?
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At what type of plate boundary do plates slide past each other horizontally?
At what type of plate boundary do plates slide past each other horizontally?
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Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates grinding past each other without destroying the lithosphere?
Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates grinding past each other without destroying the lithosphere?
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Where does the San Andreas Fault, a famous transform fault, occur?
Where does the San Andreas Fault, a famous transform fault, occur?
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Which plate boundary is most likely to have more frequent earthquakes compared to others?
Which plate boundary is most likely to have more frequent earthquakes compared to others?
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Where are most volcanoes located according to the text?
Where are most volcanoes located according to the text?
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What type of volcanic activity occurs within a plate away from the boundaries?
What type of volcanic activity occurs within a plate away from the boundaries?
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Which type of plate boundary is involved in the formation of the Ring of Fire, a belt of volcanoes circling the Pacific Ocean?
Which type of plate boundary is involved in the formation of the Ring of Fire, a belt of volcanoes circling the Pacific Ocean?
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Study Notes
Plate Boundaries
- Divergent boundaries are characterized by plates moving apart and creating new crust.
- Convergent boundaries result in the formation of a continental volcanic arc when an oceanic plate subducts beneath a continental plate.
- Convergent boundaries are also where two oceanic plates converge and one subducts under the other.
- Divergent boundaries are primarily responsible for the creation of rift valleys.
- Convergent boundaries are known for producing trench formations.
- Transform boundaries are associated with earthquakes due to plates sliding past each other horizontally.
- Oceanic crust is denser and thinner than continental crust.
- Oceanic crust subducts under continental crust because it is denser.
- Convection currents in the mantle drive the movement of tectonic plates.
- Divergent boundaries are where two plates move apart.
- Convergent boundaries are associated with earthquakes and mountain building.
- Transform boundaries are where plates slide past each other horizontally.
- Transform boundaries are characterized by plates grinding past each other without destroying the lithosphere.
- The San Andreas Fault, a famous transform fault occurs in California.
- Transform boundaries are most likely to have more frequent earthquakes compared to other boundaries.
- Most volcanoes are located along plate boundaries.
- Hot spots are where volcanic activity occurs within a plate away from the boundaries.
- Convergent boundaries are involved in the formation of the Ring of Fire, a belt of volcanoes circling the Pacific Ocean.
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Test your knowledge on plate boundaries where plates grind past each other without destroying the lithosphere. Learn about the characteristics of transform plate boundaries like the San Andreas Fault in California and why earthquakes are more common near them.
