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What phenomena occur due to these plate movements?
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What phenomena occur due to these plate movements? 2 sentences or 1 if it explained-example-1
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Answer Different processes that occur along the plate boundaries


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Earthquakes, volcanic activity, mountain-building, and oceanic trench formation occur along these plate boundaries (or faults). The relative movement of the plates typically ranges from zero to 100 mm annually.
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When tectonic plates shift they can sometimes form volcanoes because the plate begins to melt the mantle above, and the melted rock rises through the plate
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