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What are the three types of plate tectonic boundries?
divergent (plates move away from each other), convergent --->
What is a hypothesis for plate movement?
when pressure builds under the plates they move in opposite directions.
What direction plates tectonic move in?
The earth's plates move in all directions: up, down, and sideways. That's why we have mountains and subsidances and earthquakes and volcanoes and all sorts of stuff!
When plates move apart from each other in opposite directions what is it called?
Divergent plate movement.
Which way does the divergent boundary go?
The diverging plates move away from one another in opposite directions.
What are the three types of plate tectonic boundries?
divergent (plates move away from each other), convergent --->
What directions do tectonic plates move?
plate techtonics move in many directions, they move in the direction that the convectoin currents move which are in the mantle rotating in a circular motion
Do lithospheric plates move quickly or slowly?
The plates move slowly. Three centimeters a year.
What is a hypothesis for plate movement?
when pressure builds under the plates they move in opposite directions.
Two plates move past each other in the opposite directions?
Transform Boundary
DO all the plates moving in the same direction?
Nope! They move in different directions which is why there are earthquakes.
What direction plates tectonic move in?
The earth's plates move in all directions: up, down, and sideways. That's why we have mountains and subsidances and earthquakes and volcanoes and all sorts of stuff!
What is the boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions?
Transform Boundary.
When plates move apart from each other in opposite directions what is it called?
Divergent plate movement.
What are the three ways boundaries interact?
convergent boundaries: plates move together divergent boundaries: plates move apart transform boundaries: plates move against each other
Which way does the divergent boundary go?
The diverging plates move away from one another in opposite directions.
How are the movement of plates at divergent boundaries and transform boundaries similar?
They are not similar, divergent boundaries are where the move apart. transform boundaries are where the two plates rub together and move in opposite directions with great force.
