Tectonic plates
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Subduction Zone
A geological area where two tectonic plates collide and one plate dives beneath the other into the Earth's mantle.
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Divergent Boundary
Mid-ocean ridges in the oceans and rift valleys in containers. Mid Atlantic Ridge in the ATlantic Ocean, the Red Sea, and the Great Rift Valley in Africa.
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Collision zone
Himalayas (Indian plate is colliding with the Eurasian plate). The Andes plate (Nazca plate is colliding with the South American Plate). The Alps ( African plate is colliding with the Eurasian Plate).
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Transform boundary
Where Tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, with little to no plate creation or destruction.
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