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Plate Tectonics: Plate boundary

Grade Levels: 3 - 12
Length: 00:00:05
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A plate boundary is where plates meet. This depicts a subduction zone, in which one plate is pushed under another. Subduction zones are also referred to as destructive zones because oceanic lithosphere is destroyed in areas where it is subducted.

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