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Mo10-L3b: Why Tectonic Plates Move?
transform boundary
Mo10-L3b Why Tectonic Plates Move?
the boundary between two plates that slide past
each other.
KEY CONCEPTS:
1. What are the differences between divergent,
convergent, and transform plate boundaries?
2. What causes tectonic plates to move on Earth’s
surface?
Vocabulary A-Z
Let us learn some vocabulary
divergent boundary convection
the boundary between two plates that move away the circulation of particles within a material caused
from each other. by differences in thermal energy and density.
convergent boundary
the boundary between two plates that move toward
each other. Let’s Begin
Plate Boundaries
Scientists describe the movement of tectonic plates,
in terms of relative motion—how it moves in relation
to another plate.
As plates move relative to each other, they form
different types of boundaries.
The type of boundary depends on the relative motion
subduction of the plates.
the process that occurs when one tectonic plate
moves under another tectonic plate.
Divergent Convergent Transform
Boundary Boundary Boundary
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