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Tectonic Plate Movement
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Tectonic Plates can move in 3
different ways
Transform Boundaries
Plates scrape past each
other. Nothing is formed
or destroyed
Convergent Boundaries
Divergent Boundaries
Continental-Continental
Continental-Oceanic
Oceanic-Oceanic
Mountains are formed
Subduction:
Volcanoes are formed
Subduction: Hot Spots
are formed (islands)
Deep Ocean Trench
Deep Ocean Trench
Possible Earthquakes
Land: Rift
Valleys
Ocean: Midocean Ridge
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