Plate Boundaries

Plates that collide together.

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The Great Rift Valley in Africa occurs on land at this plate boundary.

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The Himalayan mountains and Mt. Everest can be found at this plate boundary.

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Plates slide by each other.

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Plates that divide(move apart) apart from each other.

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The San Andreas fault in California is on this type of plate boundary.

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Mid-ocean ridges and sea-floor spreading happen at this plate boundary.

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This type of plate boundary is most often associated with earthquakes.

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The Andes Mountains are formed by this type of plate boundary.

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Earthquakes are caused by this type of plate boundary.

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