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Plate tectonics
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the theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shape
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Convergent boundary
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the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
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Divergent boundary
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the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
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Transform boundary
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the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
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Subduction zone
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the region where one lithospheric plate moves under another one into the asthenosphere
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What occurs at transform boundaries?
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What occurs at convergent boundaries of two continental plates?
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What occurs at a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates?
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