What are tectonic plates describe the three types of plate movement?
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Tectonic plates are the large fragments of Earth's crust. There are seven major and many minor plates.
There are mainly three types of plate movements:-
Convergent = In this plates break into two parts such a way it moves towards each other. Mountain, hills and plateaus are formed by it.
Divergent = In this plates break into two parts and they move against each other. Rives, lakes and valleys are formed by it.
Transform boundaries = In this plates move sideways in relation to each other.
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