How Did The Movement Of Plates Affect The Geological Features Of The United States?

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The movement of plates affected the geological features of the United States via convection currents, plate boundaries, and natural disasters. Convection currents, or currents within a fluid (magma) that rise from convection (the rising of hot air and the falling of cool air) affected the geological features of the United States by moving the plates. The plates, rested just above the mantle, rely on convection currents below them to move them and form boundaries. This is where plate boundaries come into play. Plate boundaries are where plates either collide, separate, or bash against each other in opposite directions. These three different boundaries are called convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries. They affected the geological features