Define the following terms :
(i) Divergent boundary
(ii) Convergent boundary
(iii) Transform boundary
(iv) Folds
(v) Faults
(vi) Earthquake

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(i) Divergent boundary : Boundary where plates move apart from each other.
(ii) Convergent boundary : Boundary where plates collide with each other, causing one plate slide below the other plate.
(iii) Transform boundary : Boundary where plates slide past each other.
(iv) Folds: Places where rocks have been compressed into bends by colliding plates.
(v) Faults : Places where rock masses have been broken.
(vi) Earthquake : Sudden shaking of the Earth's crust that takes place when tectonic forces cause rock masses inside the crust to break.

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Define the following terms : (i) Divergent boundary (ii) Convergent boundary (iii) Transform boundary (iv) Folds (v) Faults (vi) Earthquake

Define the following terms :
(i) Divergent boundary
(ii) Convergent boundary
(iii) Transform boundary
(iv) Folds
(v) Faults
(vi) Earthquake