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How do the mechanisms of plate motion influence geological features

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Plate boundaries either converge, diverge, or slide one another. Convergent plate boundaries create mountains and divergent ones creates volcanoes. Sliding plates create earthquakes.
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The way plates move past each other can create things such as mountain ranges.
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