Plate Boundaries

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What is the Earth's crust divided into?
Plates
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The Earth's plates sit on top of the ______.
Mantle
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Movement is caused by __________ currents.
Convection
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What are the places where plates meet called?
Margins
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Which type of boundary can cause fold mountains?
Destructive
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Which type of boundary commonly causes earthquakes and rarely volcanoes?
Conservative
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Which type of boundary causes volcanoes and sometimes earthquakes?
Constructive
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An example of fold mountains is the _____ Mountains.
Andes
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An example of a constructive plate boundary is the Mid-________ Ridge.
Atlantic
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An example of where there is a conservative plate boundary is San _______ Fault.
Andreas
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Card 2

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The Earth's plates sit on top of the ______.

Back

Mantle

Card 3

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Movement is caused by __________ currents.

Back

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Card 4

Front

What are the places where plates meet called?

Back

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Card 5

Front

Which type of boundary can cause fold mountains?

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