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Card 6
Front
where two plates slide past each other, also known as a
transform margin
Back
Card 7
Front
where two plates move apart, also known as a divergent
boundary
Back
Card 8
Front
older, thicker layer of crust, which makes up the Earth’s
landmasses. It is less dense than oceanic crust
Back
Card 9
Front
hot, liquid magma currents moving in the asthenosphere
Back
Card 10
Front
where two plates move towards each other and collide, also
known as a destructive margin
Back
Card 11
Front
when energy released during an earthquake causes the
Earth’s crust to crack
Back
Card 12
Front
a deep ditch in the ocean, marking the place where an
oceanic plate starts to sink beneath a continental plate
Back
Card 13
Front
where two plates move towards each other and collide, also
known as a convergent boundary
Back
Card 14
Front
the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus
Back
Card 15
Front
the point inside the Earth’s crust from which the pressure is
released when an earthquake occurs
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