Divergent currents means that plates ______________________from each other. This can form
an elevated region with a central valley (like an underwater mountain range) on an ocean floor
called a _____________________________________________. An example can be found in
the Atlantic Ocean called ____________________________________.
A convergent boundary means that plates will mean that plates will
_________________________________________. This can lead to the formation of
___________________, volcanoes and trenches. Mount Everest, situated in the country of
__________________________ and part of the _____________________ Mountain range is an
example. Here the ___________________ plate collides with the Indo- Australian plate to form
the worlds tallest mountain.
Transform boundaries are an area in which plates _________________ past each other. This
causes _______________ underneath the ground which cause an _____________________. An
example of a recent earthquake occurred in ___________________. This measured at _______
magnitude, using a ____________________________________.
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Earthquake
Morocco
Nepal
Himalaya
Separate
Push into each other
Mid- Ocean ridge
Moment Magnitude Scale
Scrape
6.8
Eurasian
Mid- Atlantic Ridge
Tremors