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Plate tectonics and Earthquakes

Plate boundaries, earthquake faults.

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As compared to oceanic crust, the continental crust is, Less dense and composed of Granite
A large crack in the rock along which earthquakes occurFault
Three types of plate boundariesDivergent, Convergent, Transform
Theory describing Earth divided into plates that move:Plate Tectonic Theory,
Volcanoes that occur in the middle of tectonic platesHot Spots
Example of Transform Boundary, San Andreas Fault
Process accuring at Ocean to Continental boundariesSubduction
Most Earthquakes and Volcanoes occur atPlate Boundaries
California sits on this type of plate boundaryTransform
A plate boundary where two plates collideConvergent
A plate boundary where two plates are pulled apartDivergent
A plate boundary where two plates slide past one anotherTransform
Instrument that measures energy moving through EarthSeismograph
fault formed by tension force, normal
a reverse fault is the result of _____, compression
strike - ____ faultslip

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