Plate Tectonics Flashcards

1
Q

How plante tectonic moves?

A

They move by convection that happens in the asthenosphere

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2
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What are the 3 plate boundaries?

A

Divergent
Convergent
Transform

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3
Q

What is the ring of fire?

A

Area where plates are more active causing natural disasters

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4
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What is a subduction

A

When a oceanic plate goes under a continental plate

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5
Q

True or false?
Transform & convergent (continental/continental) boundaries form volcanoes

A

False

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