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Plate Boundaries

Plate Boundaries. Types. There are three basic types of plate boundaries, they are Divergent Convergent Transform. Divergent Boundaries. This is a location where the two plates are moving away from each other This typically causes seafloor spreading as seen in the Atlantic Ocean

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Plate Boundaries

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  1. Plate Boundaries

  2. Types • There are three basic types of plate boundaries, they are • Divergent • Convergent • Transform

  3. Divergent Boundaries • This is a location where the two plates are moving away from each other • This typically causes seafloor spreading as seen in the Atlantic Ocean • It can also cause Rift Valleys like the one in East Africa if the boundary is on a continental crust

  4. Convergent Boundary • This is when two plates are moving towards each other • One of two things then occurs • One option is that one plate slides under the other, this is called a subduction zone, and the Western United States is a good example of this • Another is that the two collide and fold, creating mountain ranges like the Rocky mountains

  5. Transform Boundary • This is when one plate slides laterally past another plate • The San Andreas fault in California is an example of a transform boundary • This is responsible for very shallow and damaging earthquakes

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