Plate tectonics

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What layer of Earth's surface are earthquakes felt?

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The crust.

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What layer of the Earth is responsible for the plate movement?

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The mantle.

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Why is a model useful when studying plate movements?

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Plate movements are hard to observe or see.

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What landform is likely to develop when two plates are moving apart below the Atlantic Ocean floor?

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A volcano.

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What does a seismograph measure?

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The size of the energy wave.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large sections of the Earth's crust that move and interact with each other.

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What is the theory of plate tectonics?

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The theory that explains the movement of the Earth's plates and the processes that occur at their boundaries.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide or move towards each other.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move apart from each other.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.