Plate Tectonics

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What is a tectonic plate?

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A giant piece of the Earth's lithosphere that moves.

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What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

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Convection in the mantle.

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At which type of plate boundary are mountains usually formed?

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Convergent plate boundaries.

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What does the lithosphere consist of?

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The outer mantle and the crust.

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What type of plate boundary is found in the Himalayan mountains?

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Convergent plate boundary.

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What is the process of convection?

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The slow movement of the mantle due to heat differences.

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What are the three types of plate boundaries?

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Convergent, divergent, and transform.

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What happens at divergent plate boundaries?

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Tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust.

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What is a transform plate boundary?

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A boundary where two plates slide past each other.

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What geological features are formed at convergent boundaries?

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Mountains, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic arcs.