Plate boundaries Flashcards
1
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Plate boundaries
A
Tectonic plate boundaries are formed between two touching plates.
2
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Transform/Fault boundaries
A
formed when two plates slide horizontally past one another.
3
Q
Divergent boundaries
A
when two plates pull apart from one another.
4
Q
Convergent boundaries
A
Convergent boundary’s are formed when two plates move towards one another.
5
Q
Folding
A
Folding occurs when rocks buckle or bend under pressure.
6
Q
Anticline
A
Rock bending up by compression press.
7
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Syncline
A
Rock bending down by compression press.
8
Q
Faulting
A
A fault is a break in the Earth’s crust along which rock slides.
9
Q
Normal fault
A
One rock slides downwards
10
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Reverse fault
A
One rock slides upwards
11
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Slip fault
A
Rocks slide past each other
