STAAR Vocabulary 12 Flashcards

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The boundary between two colliding tectonic plates.

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Convergent

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Deep V-shaped valley on the floor.

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Oceanic Trench

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The boundary between two tectonic plates.

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Divergent

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The region where oceanic lithosphere sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary.

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Subduction

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Break or crack along which rocks move.

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Fault Line

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