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Earth Science Notes Boundary Types

Plate Boundaries Plate boundaries are found at the edge of the lithospheric plates and are of three types, convergent, divergent and transform.

Plate Boundaries Divergent Plates When plates move apart

Plate Boundaries Example of a divergent boundary

Plate Boundaries Examples of Divergent Plate Boundaries

Plate Boundaries Transform Boundaries When plates slide by each other

Plate Boundaries Examples of Transform Plate Boundaries

Plate Boundaries Convergent Plates: When plates move toward each other

Plate Boundaries Subductions Zones - created where plates collide

Plate Boundaries Examples of convergent boundaries

Plate Boundaries

Summary of Unit Plate Tectonics Seafloor Spreading Plate Boundaries Explanation of Theory Evidence of Theory Seafloor Spreading Magnetic Reversals Age of rock near Mid-Atlantic Ridge Plate Boundaries Convergent Divergent Transform