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2
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occurs where 2 plates are sliding past each other in opposite directions with little up or down motion
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3
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ajor geological event that occurs when continental plates of equal density converge
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5
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Major geological events that occur when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plate as they converge
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Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere, and consist of the
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The sphere of solid nickel and iron at the center of Earth
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occurs where 2 plates come together
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The cool, rigid, outermost layer of Earth consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
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occurs where 2 plates pull apart
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an upper layer of the mantle that causes movement of the lithosphere because of its plasticity
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The thin solid outermost layer of Earth; made of less dense silicates
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Major geological events that occur when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence at transform boundaries
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ovement of plates create dense oceanic crust that sinks lower in the asthenosphere than the less dense continental crust, resulting in depressions on Earth's surface that fill with water
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