Mechanisms of Plate Movement

PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
Alfred Wegener continental-continental continental drift continental-oceanic convergent boundary crust divergent boundary Himalayas plate tectonics mid-ocean ridge Mid-Atlantic Ridge mid-ocean ridge mountains oceanic-oceanic oceanic-continental seafloor spreading subduction tectonic plate transform boundary volcanoes
Subjects
Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Mechanisms of Plate Movement

Explore the different types of tectonic plate boundaries in this media gallery that includes an interactive and animations of plate processes from NOVA. Use this resource to model and visualize how movements of Earth’s crust result in geologic processes and features on Earth’s surface.
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PBS Learning Media

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