| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Divergent Movement | When Tectonic Plates move away from one another |
| Convergent Movement | When two Tectonic Plates move towards each other, buckling where they meet |
| Subduction Movement | When two Tectonic Plates move towards each other but one sinks beneath its neighbouring plate |
| Tranforming Movement | When the plates move against one another either in the oppposite or same direction |
| Tectonic Plates | Pieces of the earth's crust that sit on extremely hot rock |
| Oceanic and continental crust | Two parts that make up Tectonic Plates |
| Between 12 and 15 | Number of major Tectonic Plates |
| Under the ocean floor | Where do most Tectonic Plates join? |
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