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Plate

Boundaries

Convergent Plate

Boundaries

● Occurs when 2 Plates

collide

● Can cause earthquakes.

● 2 continental plates

colliding creates
mountain ranges.

● Subduction occurs with

oceanic plates. This can
create deep ocean
trenches, volcanoes,
and island arcs.

Divergent Plate

Boundaries

● Plates move away from

each other.

● Can create:

○ Rift valley

○ New crust

(seafloor spreading)

○ Underwater

mountain ranges

○ Volcanic activity

○ Earthquakes

Rift Valley

Transform Plate

Boundaries

● Plates slide past

each other

● Most famous=

San Andreas Fault
in California

● Causes

Earthquakes