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The boundary between two tectonic plates moving toward each other; results in volcanic activity when a denser ocean plate subducts below a continental plate or mountain building
Plate Tectonics
Divergent Boundary
Earthquakes
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Ocean Basins
Tectonic Plates
Subduction
Occurs when one plate is denser than another and is forced below as the two plates converge at their boundary
Plate Tectonics
Divergent Boundary
Earthquakes
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Ocean Basins
Tectonic Plates
Subduction
Theory that the lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that slowly move on top of the asthenosphere
Plate Tectonics
Divergent Boundary
Earthquakes
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Ocean Basins
Tectonic Plates
Subduction
Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere, and consist of the crust and the rigid, upper most part ofthe mantle
Plate Tectonics
Divergent Boundary
Earthquakes
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Ocean Basins
Tectonic Plates
Subduction
The boundary between two tectonic plates moving away from each other; on land creates rift valleys, on the sea floor created new ocean crust
Plate Tectonics
Divergent Boundary
Earthquakes
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Ocean Basins
Tectonic Plates
Subduction
Major geological events that occur when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence at transform boundaries
Plate Tectonics
Divergent Boundary
Earthquakes
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Ocean Basins
Tectonic Plates
Subduction
The boundary between two plated that slide pass one another; sudden shifts result in major geological events such as earthquakes and the release of stored energy
Plate Tectonics
Divergent Boundary
Earthquakes
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Ocean Basins
Tectonic Plates
Subduction
Movement of plates create dense oceanic crust that sinks lower in the asthenosphere than the less dense continental crust, resulting in depressions on Earth's surface that fill wi
Plate Tectonics
Divergent Boundary
Earthquakes
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Ocean Basins
Tectonic Plates
Subduction
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