Test Part 5: Plate Tectonics

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Test Part 5: Plate Tectonics J. Tuzo Wilson 1965

Q: What type of boundary? A: Convergent!! oceanic continental A: The denser OCEANIC plate subducts = Deep Sea Trench!! Q: What happens/what is created here?

Q: What type of boundary? A: Convergent!! oceanic A: The denser plate subducts= DOT!! Q: What happens/what is created here?

Q: What type of boundary? A: Divergent!! A: RIFT VALLEY!! continental Q: What happens/what is created here?

Q: What type of boundary? A: Convergent!! A: MOUNTAINS!! continental Q: What happens/what is created here?

A: EARTHQUAKE!!! Q: What type of boundary? A: Transform!! continental Q: What happens/what is created here? A: EARTHQUAKE!!!

Q: What type of boundary? A: Divergent!! A: MID OCEAN RIDGE!! oceanic Q: What happens/what is created here?

Q: What type of boundary? A: Convergent!! oceanic continental A: The denser OCEANIC plate subducts = Deep Sea Trench!! Q: What happens/what is created here?

Q: What type of boundary? A: Divergent!! A: RIFT VALLEY!! continental Q: What happens/what is created here?

Q: What type of boundary? A: Convergent!! oceanic A: The denser plate subducts= DOT!! Q: What happens/what is created here?

Q: What type of boundary? A: Divergent!! A: MID OCEAN RIDGE!! oceanic Q: What happens/what is created here?

A: EARTHQUAKE!!! Q: What type of boundary? A: Transform!! continental Q: What happens/what is created here? A: EARTHQUAKE!!!

Q: What type of boundary? A: Divergent!! A: RIFT VALLEY!! continental Q: What happens/what is created here?

Q: What type of boundary? A: Convergent!! A: MOUNTAINS!! continental Q: What happens/what is created here?