# How Tectonic Plates Move

Understand that convection currents in the molten mantle drive the movement of rigid tectonic plates; distinguish between convergent (collision/subduction), divergent (spreading ridges), and transform (sliding) plate boundaries; explain why volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountain chains cluster at boundaries; introduce the Wilson cycle of supercontinent assembly and breakup

Builds on: Seismic Waves & Earth's Interior (hard, https://ai.page/c/seismic-waves-and-earth-s-interior/en.md), Famous Eruptions & Pangaea (hard, https://ai.page/c/famous-eruptions-and-pangaea/en.md)

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