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Plate Boundary Types

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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Plate Boundary Types

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  1. Plate Boundary Types

  2. Divergent plate boundary • A boundary where 2 plates are moving AWAY from each other • Seen in mid ocean ridges • Iceland

  3. Mid ocean ridge

  4. Convergent plate boundaries • A plate boundary where 2 plates move TOWARD each other

  5. What is happening at the plate boundary? Oceanic Plate Oceanic Plate

  6. Subduction • When 2 plates converge, one plate MAY move downwards UNDER the other – this is called SUBDUCTION

  7. Which plate is subducting? • What is happening to the subducted plate?

  8. Transform plate boundary North American Plate • A plate boundary where 2 plates slide past each other Pacific Plate

  9. Transform Plates • The area where these plates meet is called a transform fault • The San Andreas Fault in California is possibly the most famous

  10. Pt Reyes, California

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