The Restless Earth-Why is the earth's crust unstable (1.1)

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What are the 4 qualities of oceanic crust compared to continental crust?
Newer, denser, can sink, can be renewed and destroyed
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Define a destructive margin.
One plate sinks under another (subduction)
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What type of plate is forced under what at a destructive plate margin?
Oceanic under continental
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New land is formed at constructive plate boundaries. True or false?
True
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Plates always move in the same direction at conservative plate boundaries. True or false?
False
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Card 2

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Define a destructive margin.

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One plate sinks under another (subduction)

Card 3

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What type of plate is forced under what at a destructive plate margin?

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Card 4

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New land is formed at constructive plate boundaries. True or false?

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Card 5

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Plates always move in the same direction at conservative plate boundaries. True or false?

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