Plate Tectonics

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What is the term for lava that is still deep inside the earth?

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Magma

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What is the name of the famous fault in California known for its earthquakes?

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San Andreas Fault

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What is the driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates?

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Mantle convection currents

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How do mountains form?

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From the collision of tectonic plates.

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What is the name of the area where one crust slides underneath another?

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Subduction zone.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

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What happens at a divergent boundary?

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Tectonic plates move away from each other.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A place where tectonic plates slide past each other.

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What can occur as a result of tectonic plate movement?

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Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain formation.

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What is the Earth's outer layer called?

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The lithosphere.