Tectonic Plates and Plate Tectonics Flashcards

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Plate Boundaries

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These plates are moving very slowly but constantly as according to Plate Tectonics Theory.

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Convergent Plate Boundary

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THE PLATES ARE
MOVING TOWARD
EACH OTHER

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Divergent Plate Boundary

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THE PLATES ARE
MOVING APART
OR AWAY FROM
EACH OTHER

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Transform Fault Boundary

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THE PLATES ARE
SLIDING/GRINDING
PAST EACH OTHER

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