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What kind of plate boundary causes mountains to form?
The plate boundary that causes mountains to form is called a convergent boundary.
At which plate boundary is one lithospheric plate sliding under another?
The kind of plate boundary where one lithospheric plate slides under another is a convergent boundary. This process is called subduction.
What kind of boundary separates the South American Plate from the Nazca Plate?
The South American Plate and the Nazca Plate are separated by a convergent boundary, specifically a subduction zone. This is where the Nazca Plate is forced under the South American Plate, creating the Andes mountain range and causing volcanic activity.
When one tectonic plate descends beneath another what kind of boundary is formed?
A convergent boundary is formed when one tectonic plate descends beneath another. This process is known as subduction and typically leads to the formation of deep ocean trenches and volcanic arcs.
What kind of plate boundary is found where the North America and Caribbean plates meet?
The North America and Caribbean plates meet at a transform plate boundary. This type of boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other horizontally, causing earthquakes along the boundary.
What famous earthquake is convergent kind?
The 2011 earthquake in Japan, known as the Tōhoku earthquake, is a famous example of a convergent plate boundary earthquake. This megathrust earthquake occurred where the Pacific Plate subducted beneath the North American Plate, leading to significant devastation and triggering a powerful tsunami.
What kind of plate boundary separates the arctic plate and the Pacific Plate?
Divergent Plate Boundary. (Seafloor Spreading).
What kind plate boundary is sri lanka on?
a plate -.-
What kind of plate boundary causes mountains to form?
The plate boundary that causes mountains to form is called a convergent boundary.
What plate boundaries move away from each other?
The kind of plate boundary that moves apart is a Divergent Plate Boundary
What island of New-zealand is bisected by a plate boundary and what kind of plate is this?
The 'South Island'. A collision boundary.
What kind of plate boundary is found at the meeting point of the Philippine and Pacific plate?
The Phillipine and Pacific plate boundarys are Convergant.A destructive plate boundary.
What kind of boundary is the pacific plate?
divergent
What kind of plate boundary is the North American Plate and the Caribbean plate?
It is a subduction zone.
What kind of plate boundary separates the south American plate from the African plate?
convergent
What kind of plate was the marianas trench made on?
The Mariana Trench is on two tectonic plates: The Pacific Plate and the Mariana Plate. The Pacific Plate is beneath the Mariana Plate by subduction.
What kind of boundary is med oeacn ridge?
It's a divergent plate boundary.
