Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

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transform boundaries

plate boundaries where plates slide past each other; example: San Andreas Fault

continental crust

crust that contains granite, is less dense, and is about 25 miles thick

tectonic plates

sections of the Earth's crust and mantle that move due to convection.

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