Plate Tectonics

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National Geographic Plate Tectonics

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  1. What did the Tharp-Heezen Map show?
  2. What is the asthenosphere?
  3. How is the Mid-Ocean Ridge formed? What kind of boundary is the Mid-Ocean Ridge?
  4. How was Iceland formed? What was it before?
  5. There are two types of convergent boundaries (where plates come together). How are they different?
  6. In Cyprus, what was discovered at the plate boundaries between the African plate and the Eurasian plate? How did this happen?

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