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Plate Tectonics - Extra Practice

Chapter 4 - Plate Tectonics

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DENSITY, What causes one plate to sink under another as they converge
MID-OCEAN RIDGEThe undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.,
DEEP-OCEAN TRENCHA deep valley along the ocean floor through which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.,
FAULTA break or crack in Earth's lcrust along which the rocks move.,
TRANSFORM BOUNDARYA plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite direction.,
DIVERGENT BOUNDARYA plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.,
RIFT VALLEYA deep valley that forms where two plates move apart (diverge).,
CONVERGENT BOUNDARYA plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.,
RING OF FIREThe volcanic activity on the edges of the Pacific plate

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