1. Earth Science Notes Boundary Types

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

3. Plate Boundaries Convergent Plates: –When plates move toward each other

4. Plate Boundaries Subductions Zones - created where plates collide

5. Plate Boundaries Examples of convergent boundaries

6. Plate Boundaries Divergent Plates –When plates move apart

7. Plate Boundaries Example of a divergent boundary

8. Plate Boundaries Examples of Divergent Plate Boundaries

10. Plate Boundaries Transform Boundaries –When plates slide by each other

11. Plate Boundaries Examples of Transform Plate Boundaries

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