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1 Plate Boundaries

2 Plate Boundaries…41 (take up whole page)
Boundary Define Direction Creates Divergent Convergent Transform

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4 Creates rift valleys and mid ocean ridges
Occurs when plates move apart Divergent Boundary Creates rift valleys and mid ocean ridges

5 when plates move together
Convergent Boundary when plates move together Creates mountains (Himilayas), ocean trenches, volcanic islands (The Phillipines)

6 TRANSFORM BOUNDARY Earthquakes Crust is not created or destroyed
Occurs when plates slide past each other TRANSFORM BOUNDARY Earthquakes Crust is not created or destroyed

7 Boundary Define Direction Creates Divergent Convergent Transform
Collision: head on Subduction: one plate slides under another plate

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9 The lighter layer Law of Horizontality


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