Plate TectonicsWhy earthquakes and volcanoes happen where they do.8th GradeEarth's crust is broken into plates that move a few centimetres a year.BoundaryMovementCreatesDivergentplates move apartnew crust, mid-ocean ridgesConvergentplates collidemountains, trenches, volcanoesTransformplates slide pastearthquakes, faultsConvection in the mantle drives the movement. The plates float onrock that flows very slowly.Plate Tectonicswww.littleactivity.com

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Science · 8th Grade

Plate Tectonics

Why earthquakes and volcanoes happen where they do.

How to use it

Overlay a map of earthquakes with a map of plate boundaries. They are the same map.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
8th Grade
Ages
13–14
Subject
Science
Pages
1

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