This page has pictures and descriptions of different areas on Earth where the plates are spreading. Also includes links to more information on slow, medium, and fast moving plates.

Concepts

plate tectonics, plate boundaries

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Additional Tags

plate collision, plate-tectonic forces, submarine volcano, submarine volcanoes, hs-ess1-5, ms-ess2-2, volcano world: spreading plate boundaries

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional