Plate Boundaries

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Plates that collide together.

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Convergent

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The Great Rift Valley in Africa occurs on land at this plate boundary.

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Divergent

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The Himalayan mountains and Mt. Everest can be found at this plate boundary.

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Convergent

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Plates slide by each other.

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Plates that divide (move apart) from each other.

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Divergent

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The San Andreas fault in California is on this type of plate boundary.

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Mid-ocean ridges and sea-floor spreading happen at this plate boundary.

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Divergent

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Type of plate boundary most often associated with earthquakes: Convergent, Divergent, Transform

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The Andes Mountains are formed by this type of plate boundary.

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Convergent

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Earthquakes are caused by this type of plate boundary: Convergent, Divergent, Transform

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