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name: question: what might be some ways tectonic plates move? what do you think happens when tectonic plates move? i think that this is what happens when tectonic plates move...
Tectonic plates can move in three main ways - divergent (moving apart), convergent (moving together), and transform (sliding past each other). When they move, it can cause earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, formation of mountains and ocean - trenches.
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Tectonic plates can move apart at divergent boundaries, come together at convergent boundaries, and slide past each other at transform boundaries. Earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the formation of geological features like mountains and trenches can occur as a result of plate movement.