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Techtonic Plates
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Science
7th Grade
02/20/2014

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plate tectonic theory
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crustal section (Plates) move around on mantle
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how are the plates moved
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Plates moved by convection currents
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Plate boundaries
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where plates meet
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Convergent
Definition
plates come together
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Continental collision
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continental ( less dense) plates collide ( ex. – India and Asia)
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subduction
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denser oceanic plate goes under less dense continental.forms mountains
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Divergent
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plates spreads apart
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Seafloor spreading
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two oceanic plates move apart ( ex.- mid- Atlantic ridge )
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