DIVERGENT

HOW DO THE TECTONIC PLATES INTERACT?

• Tectonic plates move because of the earths intense core heat, which causes molten rock in the mantle to move.

WHAT ARE SOME REAL LIFE EXAMPLES?

• Ewing when the Plate Tectonics shift and the mountains under the ocean. Molten rock rises from the core and hardens from the ocean creating underwater mountains.

WHAT GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES ARE FORMED?

• New land is formed such as islands, volcanos, and underwater mountains.

PLATE MOVEMENT

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