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Plates
About how many major plates are related to Earth? __________________________________________
How many types of plates are there and what are their names?
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What are plate boundaries?
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Plate Boundaries
What are the three types of plate boundaries? _______________________________________________
Diagram the plate movements and which landforms are created when these plates converge:
Diagram the plate movements and which landforms are created when these plates diverge:
Oceanic Continental
Example: Example:
Diagram the plate movements and what happens as a result when these plates move past each other:
Transform
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Tectonic Plate Movement
Driving Forces
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Effects of Tectonics
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Landslide
Rock deformation
Magnetic/gravity anomalies
Geologic Composition
What is the Law of Superposition?
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