Chapter8 Plate Tectonics Flashcards
1
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Continental-continental collision
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A boundary along which two tectonic plates carrying continental crust push together
2
Q
Oceanic-oceanic subduction
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A boundary along which a tectonic plate carrying oceanic crust sinks beneath another plate with oceanic crust
3
Q
Oceanic-continental subduction
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A boundary along which a tectonic plate carrying oceanic crust sinks beneath a plate with continental crust
4
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Subduction
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The process by which an oceanic tectonic plate sinks under another plate into Earth’s mantel
