chapter 11 Flashcards
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forearc
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located between volcanic arc and trench
2
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backarch
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located on the side of the volcanic arc on the opposite side of the trench
3
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deep oceanic trench
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where two plates converge and subduct beneath one another
4
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volcanic island arc
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- oceanic plates converge, ex Aleutian islands
- continental volcanic arc- continental plates convergence ex andes mountains
5
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types of mountains
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fault block , folded , volcanic mountains, unwarped
6
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island arc mountain building
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result from steady subduction of oceanic lithosphere
7
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andean type mountain building
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place of collision between oceanic and continental ocean plates
