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Plate Tectonics

Match these facts about plate boundaries.

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convergent boundaryplates colliding; coming together
divergent boundaryplates dividing; separating
transform boundaryplates sliding past each other
new crustformed at divergent boundar
old crustrecycled at subduction zone
earthquakesoccur at transform boundary
mid-ocean ridgeslongest continually running mountain range
Icelandgrowing due to Atlantic mid-ocean ridge
continental platemade of less dense, granitic rock
oceanic platemade of more dense, basaltic rock
trenchcreated at a subduction zone


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