plate tectonics

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What is Plate Tectonics?

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The large scale movement of the Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into tectonic plates.

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What is a Divergent Boundary?

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A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other, often resulting in the formation of new crust.

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What is a Convergent Boundary?

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A plate boundary where two plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced beneath another.

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What is a Transform Boundary?

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

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What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

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An underwater mountain range formed by divergent tectonic plates.

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What is the Great African Rift Valley?

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A geological feature formed by the divergence of tectonic plates in East Africa.

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What happens at a Subduction Zone?

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One tectonic plate is forced under another, leading to volcanic activity and earthquakes.

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What is the significance of tectonic plate movement?

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It is responsible for earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the formation of mountains.

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What is an example of a Divergent Boundary?

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The Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

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What is an example of a Convergent Boundary?

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The boundary between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, which formed the Himalayas.

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