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4.1 - 4.3 Plate Boundaries

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20 questions
8

What is the driving force behind plate tectonics?

4

How do we know which plate will go under when they converge?

4

When continental and continental plates converge, why do neither of them technically go under one another?

4

Oceanic Crust is ...

4

Continental Crust is ...

6

In your own words, explain what 'Mantle Convection Currents' are.

2
The lower mantle is __________ than the upper mantle.
1

What type of plate boundary is taking place below?

1

What type of plate boundary is taking place below?

1

What type of plate boundary is taking place below?

2

What will happen when two ocean crusts diverge?

1

When a divergent boundary occurs beneath oceanic lithosphere, _____________________________, producing a mid-ocean ridge.

1

A prime example of a divergent boundary is _______

1

A prime example of a convergent boundary is _______

1

A prime example of a transform boundary is _______

1

What is a feature of convergent boundaries?

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What is a feature of divergent boundaries?

1

East Africa is known for this kind of plate boundary.

1

Mount St. Helens in northern Washington is known for this kind of plate boundary.

1

San Andreas is known for this kind of plate boundary.