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Plate tectonics-
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The theory that explains how large pieces of Earth's layer called tectonic plates move and change shape.
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convergent boundary-
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the boundary between two tectonic plates colliding.
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divergent boundary-
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The boundary between two tectonic plates moving away from each other.
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transform boundary-
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The boundary between tectonic plates sliding past each other horizontally.
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ridge push-
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At mid ocean ridges the oceanic lithosphere slides downhill under the force of gravity.
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slab pull-
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the oceanic lithosphere sinks and pulls the rest of the tectonic plate with it in a process called slab pull
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convection-
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hot rock from deep inside the Earth rises but cooler rock near the surface sinks.
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