Plate Boundaries
What type of Boundary are these? 1. 2. 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 Plate @ Himilayas Boundary b/t Nazca Plate and South American Plate along west coast of South America
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
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