Plate Tectonics

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What happens when tectonic plates collide?

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Mountain ranges are formed.

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What is an earthquake?

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An earthquake is when tectonic plates slide against each other causing the earth to move.

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What causes the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?

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The movement is caused by convection currents.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A location where two tectonic plates collide.

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What type of boundary forms an oceanic trench?

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Convergent (Subduction) boundary.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A boundary where tectonic plates move apart from each other.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another plate.

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What are convection currents?

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The movement of fluid caused by differences in temperature and density.

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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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