Plate Tectonics

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What are divergent boundaries?

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Divergent boundaries are areas where tectonic plates move apart from each other, often creating new crust as magma rises to the surface.

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What are convergent boundaries?

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Convergent boundaries are areas where tectonic plates collide or come together, often resulting in the formation of mountains or subduction zones.

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What is the Earth's crust?

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The Earth's crust is the outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of solid rock and soil.

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What is the mantle?

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The mantle is the layer of the Earth located beneath the crust, composed of semi-solid rock that flows slowly.

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What are the outer core and inner core?

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The outer core is a liquid layer of molten metal beneath the mantle, while the inner core is a solid sphere of iron and nickel at the center of the Earth.

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What is magma?

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Magma is molten rock located beneath the Earth's surface.

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What is lava?

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Lava is molten rock that has erupted onto the Earth's surface.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A transform boundary is a type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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What geological features are formed at convergent boundaries?

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Convergent boundaries can form mountains, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic arcs.

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What geological features are formed at divergent boundaries?

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Divergent boundaries can create mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys.