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Plate Boundaries and Effects
Plate Boundaries and Effects
when the two plate pull apart and start to create faults that develop on both sides
of the rift
Convergent Boundaries
They are two plates which shifbt and collide into each other. It causes
earthquakes ad volcaninc eruptions. The impact of the colliding plates can cause
the edges of one or both plates to buckle up into a mountain ranges or one of the
plates may bend down into a deep seafloor trench
When continental and oceanic plates collide, the denser oceanic plate is
overridden by the less dense continental plate, leading to subduction. As the
oceanic plate descends into the mantle, it undergoes partial melting at around
100 miles (160 km) depth, forming buoyant magma chambers. These chambers
ascend through the mantle, causing melting and fracturing. The size and depth of
these magma chambers can be assessed through earthquake mapping. If a
magma chamber reaches the surface without solidifying, it can lead to a volcanic
eruption.
Tranform Plate Boundary
A transform boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move past one
another. Shear stress operates at transform boundaries, which involves sliding
motion. No lithosphere is destroyed or created, and mountain chains are not built
at transform boundaries