Convection Currents and Plate Boundaries
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The earths crust is broken up into...
pieces called plates
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Why does the crust move?
Because of movements deep inside the earth called convection currents
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What creates convection currents
Heat rising and falling inside the mantle
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Plate Boundaries
Where two plates meet
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Constructive/Divergent Plate Boundary
The two plates push away from each other
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Destructive/Convergent Plate Boundary
Two plates move towards each other and one is forced to go under the other plate
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Subduction zone
Caused at destructive plate boundaries where the denser plate goes under the other plate.
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Collision/Convergent Plate Boundary
Where two plates move towards each other creating fold mountains.
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Conservative/Transform Plate Boundary
Two plates sliding past each other in opposite directions or at different speeds.Friction is usually generated being released as an earthquake.
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