Land form test Flashcards
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Convergent boundary
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Is an area where two tectonic plates are moving together
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Divergent boundary
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Is an area where two tectonic plats are moving apart
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Continental drift
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The theory that continents move around the earth surface
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Subduction zone
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A convergent boundary where tectonic plate carrying an ocean basin collides
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Pangea
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The super continent that existed
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Lithosphere
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The solid portion of the earth that is between the crust
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Cinder cone
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The simplest type of volcano
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Composite
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A volcano that is tall
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Shield
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A shield shaped volcano
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Hot spot
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A place where the magma pushes out
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Lava
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Molten rock that reaches the earths surface
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Magma
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Solid rock caused to liquefy
