What is Plate Tectonics?
Earth and Space Semester 1 Final Review - Plate Tectonics

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The theory that explains the structure and movement of the Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere.
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What are tectonic plates?
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Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact at their boundaries.
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What is a transform boundary?
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A type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
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What is a convergent boundary?
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A type of plate boundary where two plates move toward each other, often causing one plate to be forced beneath the other.
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What is a divergent boundary?
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A type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other, leading to the formation of new crust.
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What is sea-floor spreading?
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The process by which new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges as tectonic plates pull apart.
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What is subduction?
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The process where one tectonic plate is forced under another plate into the mantle.
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