The space between tectonic plates is called a plate boundary. There are three types of plate boundaries; transform, divergent and convergent plate boundaries.

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Type of Boundary	Motion of Plates	Result
Transform	Plates slide past each other	Earthquake
Divergent	Plates move away from each other	New crust Ocean Basins
Convergent	Plates move toward each other and collide	Mountain Ranges
Convergent	Plates move toward each other, and one slips underneath the other	Volcanic eruption