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Convection currents in the mantle cause the movement of the plates.

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This is when two plates rub and slide against each other. This can cause earthquakes

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This happens when two plates separate. This can cause new crust or a rift valley.

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This happens when two plates collide. If one of the plates is oceanic and the other is continental it will cause volcano's. If both of the plates are continental then it will cause mountains.

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there are three different types of plate boundary's; convergent, divergent, and transform.

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Minor plate include... Juan de fuco plate, Nazca plate, Philippine plate, Caribbean plate, Scotia plate, Arabian plate, and Cocos plate.

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Major plates include... Eurasian plate, North American plate, South American plate, Pacific plate, Antarctic plate, and Indian plate.

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The theory of plate tectonics states that Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect of each other.