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1 Test Part 5: Plate Tectonics
J. Tuzo Wilson 1965

2 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?

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

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

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

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

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

8 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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