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plate
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a section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust
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plate tectonics
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the theory that pieces of Erath's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
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fault
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a break in Earth's crust where masses of rock slip past each other
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3 types of plate boundaries
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DIVergent, Convergent, and TranSform
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DIVergent Boundary
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a plate boundary where 2 plates move away from each other(rift valley, mid-ocean ridge)
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CONvergent Boundary
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a plate where 2 plates move toward each other (subduction, mountain range)
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TranSform Boundary
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a plate boundary where 2 plates SLIP past each other in opposite directions(earthquake)
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