Types Of Plate Boundaries Flashcards
1
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• There are three kinds of plate boundaries:
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• Divergent Boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Transform Fault Boundary
2
Q
• These are the areas where the tectonic plates meet.
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Plate boundaries
3
Q
= a space is left between the plates when two plates move apart.
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• DIVERGENT BOUNDARY
4
Q
• This space is usually filled with magma that comes from the asthenosphere.
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• DIVERGENT BOUNDARY
5
Q
= is the weak sphere or a soft layer of the mantle.
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• Asthenosphere
6
Q
= two plates
meet and collide. The two plates that meet may both continental plate and oceanic plate.
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• CONVERGENT BOUNDARY
7
Q
• Mountain ranges may be formed where two continental plates have collide.
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• CONVERGENT BOUNDARY
8
Q
= two plates slide slowly past each other.
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TRANSFORM FAULT BOUNDARY
