Amplify Plate Motion

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What is the Earth's outer layer made of?

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Hard solid rock.

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What type of boundary allows two tectonic plates to move away from each other?

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Divergent boundary.

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What do geologists look for patterns in land forms made by?

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Earthquakes and volcanoes.

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At which type of boundary are tectonic plates destroyed?

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Convergent Plate Boundaries.

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Where are new tectonic plates formed?

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Divergent Plate Boundary.

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What is a tectonic plate?

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A large slab of solid rock that makes up the Earth's lithosphere.

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What is the theory of plate tectonics?

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The theory that explains the movement of the Earth's plates and how they interact.

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What happens at a convergent boundary?

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Plates collide, leading to the formation of mountains or subduction.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A boundary where two 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 and sinks into the mantle.