Tectonic Plates

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What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

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Divergent, Convergent, and Transform.

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What is a divergent plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move apart from each other.

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What is a convergent plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other.

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What is a transform plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

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What is the mantle?

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The layer of the Earth located beneath the crust.

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What is convection in the context of tectonic plates?

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The process of warm materials rising and cooler materials sinking, driving plate movements.

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What is the lithosphere?

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The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

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What is the asthenosphere?

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The semi-fluid layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere that allows for tectonic plate movement.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate is forced under another at a convergent boundary.

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What geological features are commonly formed at divergent boundaries?

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Mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys.