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Miss Fogg Spring 2015
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Theory that explains the formation, movement, and subduction of lithospheric plates Lithospheric plates: glide as a unit over the mantle and interact with other plates at their boundaries
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Divergent: plates move apart Convergent: plates move toward each other Transform fault: lateral movement
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Plate Boundary Type of Movement Effect on Lithosphere Geologic Process Divergent Convergent Transform fault
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Honey Badger vs. King Cobra Honey Badger vs. King Cobra
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Plate Boundary Type of Movement Effect on Lithosphere Geologic Process DivergentMove apartNew parts formed -Seafloor spreading -Mid-ocean ridge -Rift valley Convergent Move toward each other Destroyed -Mountains -Volcanoes Transform fault Slide past one another Neither forms nor destroys - Earthquakes
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