Tectonic Plate Boundaries

Tectonic Plate Boundaries Cut along dashed lines to create 4 flaps Foldable Front Cover Fold Paper in Half Hamburger Style Tectonic Plate Boundaries Cut along dashed lines to create 4 flaps

Tectonic Plate Boundaries Foldable Transform Turn your foldable sideways and label the sections Divergent Tectonic Plate Boundaries Convergent: Subduction Convergent: Buckling

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Transform Boundary Typical geologic activity = earthquake Transform Boundary: plates scrape across each other in opposite directions Typical geologic activity = earthquake Example: San Andreas Fault in California

Divergent Boundary Divergent Boundary: plates move apart Typical geologic activity = mid-ocean ridges, rift valleys, and volcanoes Examples: Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Great Rift Valley

Convergent Boundary: Subduction Convergent Boundary (subduction): Plates push together and one goes underneath the other Typical geologic activity = trenches, earthquakes, and volcanoes Example: Marianas Trench

Mariana Trench

Convergent Boundary: Buckling Convergent Boundary (buckling): plates push together and both plates push up Type of geologic activity: mountains Example: the Himalayas