1. Plate Boundaries

2. What type of Boundary are these?1. 2. 3.

3. Convergent Plate Boundary
Occurs where two plate are pushing toward eachother
Oceanic – Oceanic (subduction)
Continental – Oceanic (subduction)
Continental – continental (mountains)
Examples
boundary b/t Eurasian Plate and Indian Himilayas
Boundary b/t Nazca Plate and South American Plate along west coast of South America

4. Divergent Plate Boundary
Occurs where two plates are moving apart from each other
in water (mid-ocean ridge forms)
On land (rift valley forms)
Examples
Red Sea
Boundary b/t Pacific Plate and Antarctic Plate
Mid-Atlantic Ridge

5. Transform Plate Boundary
Occurs when two plates are sliding past one another
Examples
California (San Andreas Fault)
Boundary b/t Pacific Plate and Australian Plate, crossing New Zealand