tetonic plates

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What are tectonic plates?

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Fragments or pieces of the earth’s crust that move and interact with each other.

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How many types of plate boundaries are there?

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There are 3 types of plate boundaries: convergent, divergent, and transform.

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Where is the Ring of Fire located?

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The Ring of Fire is located in the Pacific Ocean.

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What is the North American plate?

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The tectonic plate that covers North America.

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What type of geological event is commonly associated with transform boundaries?

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Earthquakes.

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What happens at convergent boundaries?

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Tectonic plates collide, which can cause mountains to form or earthquakes.

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What happens at divergent boundaries?

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Tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust as magma rises.

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What is a volcano?

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An opening in the Earth's crust where molten rock, ash, and gases can escape.

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What is the mantle?

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The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core, made of semi-solid rock.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.