Boundaries of the Earth
LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT PLATE BOUNDARIES
Convergent Boundaries
Ocean to Ocean: Creates a trench or mid ocean ridge.
Ocean to Continental: volcanic activity and mountains rise on the continental plate.
Continental to Continental: the land rises upwards and may cause volcanic activity.
Three Types of Convergent Boundaries : Plate Tectonics
Divergent Plate Boundaries
Ridge: When two ocean plates pull apart from each other they create a ridge with a trench in the middle from which Magma escapes.
Rift: in a rift valley the two plates have pulled apart and the area of land in between drops and is prone to fissure eruptions.
divergent plate boundaries
Transform Plate Boundaries
Transform boundaries are when two plates rub against each other in opposite directions. the sudden movement of this type of boundary is the most notorious earthquake producer.
Conservstive or Transform Plate Boundaries- Full Movie