science - The theory of plate tectonics

science - The theory of plate tectonics

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Divergent Boundary

Plates move apart or diverge from each other at a divergent boundary

Convergent Boundary

Plates converge at a convergent boundary

Transform Boundary

Plates slip past each other along a transform boundary

Plate tectonics

Geoligists combined their information on sea floor spreading, Earth's plates, and plate motions into a single theory called plate tectonics

Faults

Breaks in earth's crust, where rocks have slipped past each other, form along these boundaries

Rift valley

Where pieces of earths crust diverge on land, a deep valley called a rift valley forms

Plates

When the lithosphere's outer shell breaks into many pieces separated by cracks

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