Set: Tectonic Plate Boundaries

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TermDefinition
Transform BoundariesPlates scrape horizontally past eachother.
Transform BoundariesCrust is neither formed nor destroyed
Divergent BoundariesPlates move apart
Divergent BoundariesForms mid-ocean ridges
Divergent BoundariesForms rift valleys
Convergent BoundariesCrust is destroyed where plates subduct
Convergent BoundariesFolded where plates collide
Convergent BoundariesPlates come together, to form mountains, or subduct
Mid-ocean ridgeDivergent Boundary
Volcanic island arcConvergent Boundary
MountainsConvergent Boundary

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Terms 11
Creator Vercingetorix
Created October 17, 2008
Groups None
Subjects science, plate tectonics
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