There are three main types of plate boundaries: divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries. Divergent boundaries include mid-ocean ridges and form due to seafloor spreading. Convergent boundaries include subduction zones and form mountains and trenches. Transform boundaries form deformed mountain ranges and faults due to lateral movement between plates. Examples of each boundary type are provided.
There are three main types of plate boundaries: divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries. Divergent boundaries include mid-ocean ridges and form due to seafloor spreading. Convergent boundaries include subduction zones and form mountains and trenches. Transform boundaries form deformed mountain ranges and faults due to lateral movement between plates. Examples of each boundary type are provided.
There are three main types of plate boundaries: divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries. Divergent boundaries include mid-ocean ridges and form due to seafloor spreading. Convergent boundaries include subduction zones and form mountains and trenches. Transform boundaries form deformed mountain ranges and faults due to lateral movement between plates. Examples of each boundary type are provided.
Type of Types of Plates Topography Geologic Events Examples
Boundary Involved Seafloor spreading, Mid-Atlantic Ocean – Ocean Mid-ocean ridge earthquakes, ridge rising magma, volcanoes Divergent Continents torn apart, Continent- Rift valley earthquakes, East African rift Continent volcanoes, rising magma Subduction, rising magma, Western Island arcs and Ocean – Ocean volcanoes, Aleutian ocean trenches deformation of earthquakes rocks Subduction, earthquakes, Convergent Ocean – Mountains and rising magma, Andes Continent trenches volcanoes, deformation of rocks Earthquakes, Continent - Mountains deformation of Himalayas Continent rocks Major offset of Offset of East Ocean – Ocean mid-oceanic Earthquakes Pacific rise in the ridge axis South Pacific Small deformed Transform mountain Earthquakes, Continent - San Andreas ranges, deformation of Continent Fault deformation rocks along fault Topic: Plate Boundaries