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Plate tectonics |
the theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shape |
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Convergent boundary |
the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding |
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Divergent boundary |
the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other |
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Transform boundary |
the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally |
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Subduction zone |
the region where one lithospheric plate moves under another one into the asthenosphere |
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What occurs at transform boundaries? |
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What occurs at convergent boundaries of two continental plates? |
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What occurs at a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates? |
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