Plate Boundaries

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What is a place where two plates meet?

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Boundary

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Why do scientists study Plate Boundaries?

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Most changes in the geosphere happen at plate boundaries.

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What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

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Changes in the mantle.

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Which layer of the Earth makes the plates move?

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Mantle

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What type of plate boundary occurs when plates rub against each other?

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Transform boundary.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A boundary where two plates move towards each other, often causing mountains or subduction.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A boundary where two plates move away from each other, often creating new crust.

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What is the Earth's crust?

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The outermost layer of the Earth, where we live.

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What is the mantle?

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The layer of the Earth between the crust and the outer core, responsible for plate movement.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another plate.