Lesson 13.4 Flashcards

1
Q

are
formed when two plates
move away from each other
resulting in the rising of the
molten material.

A

Divergent boundaries

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2
Q

Divergent boundaries may form

A

continental rifts.

(rift valley, narrow sea, mid oceanic ridge)

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3
Q

are formed when two plates move toward each other

A

Convergent boundaries

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4
Q

the continental crust remains buoyant while the oceanic crust starts to sink into the mantle

which convergence

A

oceanic-continental convergence

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5
Q

happens when two oceanic crusts converge and the denser oceanic crust sinks beneath the other oceanic crust.

which convergence

A

Oceanic-oceanic convergence

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6
Q

happens when a continental crust moves toward another landmass

which convergence

A

Continental-continental convergence

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7
Q

(also transform fault boundaries) happen when two plates simply slide horizontally past each other.

A

Transform plate boundaries

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8
Q

destructive, constructive, conservative

A
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