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Convergent plates move
Towards each other (together)
Divergent plates move
away from each other (apart)
At which plate boundary do plates separate, causing magma to rise and fill the gap, leading to new rock formation?
Divergent boundaries
The plates move (how?)
slowly / due to mantle convection
Convergent plate boundaries create which landforms?
Divergent plate boundaries create which landforms?
rift valleys, mid-ocean ridges
At which plate boundary does one plate sink into the mantle?
Convergent boundary
What causes plates to move?
mantle (convection currents)
It takes _________________ of years for plates to move apart.
millions
What is happening to the map in the image?
The plates are slowly moving the continents apart
The mantle is made of
soft, solid rock (magma)
What evidence do we have that plates move?
fossils, continents fitting like a puzzle piece, GPS measurements