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What is the difference between divergent plate boundaries and convergent plate boundaries?
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∙ 6y ago
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IN GENERAL...
Divergent Plate Movement (plates move away from each other)-
Continental and continental, oceanic and oceanic
-Constructive Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Movement (plates move towards each other)-
Continental and Oceanic, Oceanic and Oceanic, Continental and Continental
-Destructive Plate Boundary
Transform Plate Movement (plates sliding past each other)-
Continental and Continental
-Conservative Plate Boundary
DIVERGENT PLATE MOVEMENT
When plates move apart, magma wells up from Earth's mantle to form a new ocean floor with mid-oceanic ridges.
It is a constructive plate boundary because new land crust is being created.
O & O (Oceanic and Oceanic)
Oceanic Ridges and Submarine volcanoes are formed. Shallow earthquakes may occur and there may be volcanic activity.
Magma from the deeper mantle wells up into the gap formed when two oceanic plates move away from each other, and some of it melts and is erupted on the surface as lava, while others are injected near the surface to crystallize as other igneous rocks.
The seafloor may also spread, and magma rises to the floor and solidify, forming new crust. Therefore it is a constructive plate boundary as new crust is formed and added to the ocean floor. An example of the resulting landforms would be the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
C & C (Continental and Continental)
When two continental plates move away from each other, a sea is formed. E.g. Red Sea.
CONVERGENT PLATE MOVEMENT
When plates move towards each other, they may collide.
When 2 oceanic plates collide, plate edges are bent into a deep trench called the subduction zone. It is a destructive plate boundary because the subducted plate is destroyed in the process.
O & O
Subduction takes place, and the over-riding plate (the plate above) folds and form islands, whilst the heavier plate sinks into the mantle of the Earth and is melted away by the magma. The magma rises and forms volcanoes. E.g. Japan.
C & O
When an oceanic plate collide with a continental plate, the oceanic plate sinks as it has a larger density. Lithosphere materials from the oceanic crust are subducted in the trench whilst the continental border is fractured, folded and uplifted. Magma rises and a mountain accompanied by volcanic activity are formed.
E.g. Andes Mountains.
C & C
When two continental plates collide, neither sinks because they have similar densities. The continental lithosphere buckles and is uplifted instead, forming fold mountains. Little volcanic activity occur as rocks from the lithosphere do not sink deep into the asthenosphere (upper mantle zone) Earthquakes, faulting and folding however, are common.
E.g. Himalayas.
TRANSFORM PLATE MOVEMENT
Occurs when two plates slip past each other. Tear faults form, accompanied by earthquakes due to great amount of stress built up in these areas, but there is little volcanic activity and little crustal material is destroyed.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoA divergent plate boundary is characterized by plates moving apart, a transform boundary is when two plates slide along each other horizontally. Divergent often forms mountains and new lithosphere, whereas Transform does not form new lithosphere. There is no volcanic activity associated with transform boundaries.
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∙ 13y agoAt a convergent plate boundary, lithospheric plates come towards one another and collide, there is destruction & subduction of plates here. While, at a divergent plate boundary, the lithospheric plates separates and move apart/away from one another and new lithosphere/crust is formed at the areas of splitting/separation.
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∙ 12y agoDivergent boundaries move apart, or Divide, while transform boundaries rub Together. Think of it like this... Divergent = Divide Transform = rub Together
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∙ 11y agoTransform is when two plates rub against each other. They cause earthquakes because they shake.
Divergent move apart and lets magma seep through. The magma hardens and now is a plate.
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∙ 6y agoThe difference is you must be smart to figure it out
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Three types of plate boundaries?
Convergent (or destructive): Where two plates are moving toward each other. Collisions between oceanic plates results in subduction of the more dense plate. Collisions between an oceanic plate and a continental plate may result in the subduction of the oceanic plate because oceanic plates are more dense than continental plates. Collisions between two continental plates results in uplift and mountain formation where neither plate subducts.Divergent (or constructive): Where two plates are moving away from each other. Divergent plate boundaries are the site of new crust formation, particularly at the mid-ocean ridges, where spreading plates are infilled with basaltic magma from the asthenosphere.Transform (or conservative): Where two plates slide (actually 'grind') alongside each other and neither plate subducts. Earthquakes are common at transform faults due to the grinding and snapping movements of the plates as they move.
How is the Earth's crust created and destroyed?
It is created at mid-oceanic ridges (divergent boundaries) and it is destroyed at subduction zones (convergent boundary between oceanic crust and continental crust).
Is the pressure on the earth's crust equalized?
No, pressure on the crust of the earth is not equalized. We have plate tectonics and the shifts associated with tensions between the plates acting to cause uplift at convergent boundaries and rifting as divergent boundaries as just two examples. A link is provided below.
What are the places between plates moving together called?
convergent boundaries
What is the meaning of plate boundry?
Plate boundaries, essentially, are the areas where two lithospheric plates meet. When this happens, one of three things can happen. Plates can move apart from each other, creating divergent boundaries. Plates can collide together, created convergent boundaries. Or plates can rub against each other in a parallel motion, created transform fault boundaries. Divergent boundaries, usually between two oceanic plates, creates an upswelling of magma from the lithosphere. Convergent boundaries, usually between oceanic and continental plates, causes the oceanic plate to subduct underneath the continental plate, leading to the destruction of seafloor. Transform fault boundaries neither destroy nor create lithosphere.
What is the difference between convergent and divergent and transform boundaries?
Divergent boundaries- Plates move apart from each other Convergent boundaries- Plates compress against each other Transform boundaries- Plates move past each other
What is the similarities between convergent divergent and transform boundaries?
they both form volcanoes and earthquakes
What are the names of the natural boundaries between the continents?
convergent, divergent and transform that's are the boundary's
Is Mount Vesuvius near a hot spot divergent or convergent plate boundary?
Vesuvius is associated with a convergent boundary between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
How are the movement of plates at divergent boundaries and at the transform boundaries similar?
The difference between transform and divergent boundaries is that transform boundaries occur when tectonic plates slide past each other, whereas at divergent boundaries they move away from each other. However in both cases the plates move horizontally (unlike at convergent boundaries where one plate may be pushed underneath another).
What are some similarities with convergent and divergent boundaries?
Some similarities between convergent and divergent boundaries are that both create faults that are capable of producing earthquakes; both are tectonic plates; and both are part of the lithosphere.
Name the 3 ways that plates move along a fault in earth and explain the difference between them?
There are three ways that tectonic plates can move and form boundaries. They can form divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries.
What the difference between convergent and divergent?
Two paths which are convergent will come together in the distance. Two paths which are divergent will get further and further apart in the distance.
What kind of plates cause volcanoes?
Plates do not cause volcanoes. Volcanoes generally form at the boundaries between plates. They form at convergent and divergent boundaries.
What are the differences between the three types of plate boundaries?
divergent, transform and convergent divergent plate boundaries move away from each other, convergent plate boundaries move toward each other, and transform plate bounties slide past each other.
What is the difference between convergent boundary and convergent plate boundary?
Convergent means where plates are moving together. Divergent means where plates are moving apart.
What are the 4 plates in plate boundaries?
The Are Seven Primary Plates, so there cannot be only Five Boundaries, I know the tectonic Plates are The 1. African Plate 2. Antarctic Plate 3. Eurasian Plate 4. Indo-Australian Plate 5. North American Plate 6. Pacific Plate 7. South American Plate There Are Three Basic types of boundary; Divergent, Convergent and Transform boundaries Hopefull somebody can tell you all their names of the boundaires between them because these different Plates will me touching two or More Plates hence a lot of different boundaries
