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Earth's crust is broken up into segments called tectonic plates, which move very slowly. A plate boundary is where two of these plates meet. There are three basic types: convergent boundaries where plates collide, divergent boundaries where plates pull apart, and transform boundaries where plates slide past each other.
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What do we call the plate boundary where plates are moving towards each other?
Convergence Boundary.
What type of plate boundary occurs between the Nazca and South American Plate?
A convergent plate boundary occurs between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate. The Nazca Plate is subducting beneath the South American Plate, leading to the formation of the Andes mountain range.
What type of plate boundary is closest to England?
The type of plate boundary closest to England is a convergent boundary. This is where the Eurasian Plate is colliding with the African Plate, resulting in the uplift of the Alps mountain range and causing seismic activity in regions like Italy.
What kind of plate boundary causes mountains to form?
The plate boundary that causes mountains to form is called a convergent boundary.
Give examples of where the three types of plate movements occur?
Divergent plate boundary: The Mid-Atlantic Ridge where the Eurasian Plate and North American Plate are moving apart. Convergent plate boundary: The Andes Mountains where the South American Plate is colliding with the Nazca Plate. Transform plate boundary: The San Andreas Fault in California where the Pacific Plate and North American Plate are sliding past each other.
What plate boundary is the boundary at which plates collide or come together?
The plate boundary at which plates collide or come together is called a convergent boundary. At convergent boundaries, one plate is typically forced beneath the other in a process known as subduction. This collision can lead to the formation of mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic activity.
What are the all the boundary?
Convergent plate boundary, divergent plate boundary and strike-slip (transform) plate boundary.
What is a boundary where 2 plates move apart?
It is called a divergent plate boundary.
What type of plate boundary exists?
divergent plate boundary- a boundary where two plates move apart from each other. convergent plate boundary- a boundary where two plates move towards each other so that one plate can sink beneath the other. transform plate boundary- a boundary where one plate slips along side another plate.
What does conservative plate boundary mean?
a constructive plate boundary is where two plates move apart from eachother forming a gap which allows magma to rise and that leads to a earthquake.
What is the name of the plate boundary that slides past each other?
transform boundary
What plate boundary is mt mayon?
It is a destructive plate boundary ;)
What is the type of movement that occurs at each type of plate boundary?
each plate boundary has a different boundaries. if you want the movement for a specific plate boundary, write the name of the plate boundary. :]
What is the plate boundary for unzen?
The plate boundary for Unzen volcano is the subduction zone where the Philippine Sea Plate is being subducted beneath the Eurasian Plate. This subduction zone is part of the larger convergent boundary between the Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
What plate boundary was the Shensi Earthquake?
Convergence plate boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the Indian Plate.
What type of plate boundary is Italy on?
It is found on a destructive plate boundary
What type of plate boundary is the Andes mountains?
The type of boundary that the Andes mountains are, in South America, is a convergent plate boundary. This was formed from the collision of the South American plate boundary and the Nazca plate.
