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Plate Boundary Types. Divergent plate boundary. A boundary where 2 plates are moving AWAY from each other Seen in mid ocean ridges Iceland. Mid ocean ridge. Convergent plate boundaries. A plate boundary where 2 plates move TOWARD each other. What is happening at the plate boundary?.
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Divergent plate boundary • A boundary where 2 plates are moving AWAY from each other • Seen in mid ocean ridges • Iceland
Convergent plate boundaries • A plate boundary where 2 plates move TOWARD each other
What is happening at the plate boundary? Oceanic Plate Oceanic Plate
Subduction • When 2 plates converge, one plate MAY move downwards UNDER the other – this is called SUBDUCTION
Which plate is subducting? • What is happening to the subducted plate?
Transform plate boundary North American Plate • A plate boundary where 2 plates slide past each other Pacific Plate
Transform Plates • The area where these plates meet is called a transform fault • The San Andreas Fault in California is possibly the most famous