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Trenches occur in subduction zones, so one plate (usually oceanic because it is more dense) is subducted beneath the other plate, so the plates are moving towards each other

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Where do convergent plates move?

Convergent plates move towards each other, leading to a collision or subduction of the plates. This movement can result in the formation of mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic activity.


Do transform plates move together or apart?

Transform plates are also known as "Spreading Plates." Therefore, they spread apart


Boundary between two plates that are moving apart?

Convergent: plates move into one another.Divergent: plates move apart.Transform: plates move sideways in relation to each other.


What is a hypothesis for plate movement?

when pressure builds under the plates they move in opposite directions.


What are plates moving away from one Another?

When plates move towards each other it is called a convergent boundary. The two types of plates converging depends on what happens. When it is oceanic/oceanic, both plates subduct (go downward), leading to the creating of trenches found at the depths of the ocean. When an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate, the more dense oceanic plate subducts under the continental plate, again creating trenches, and also leading to the destruction of the ocean floor. When continental plates converge, they tend to smash up and rise, creating mountains. When plates move apart, it is called a divergent boundary. When oceanic plates move apart, magma rises, cools, and solidifies to create new ocean floor. This, along with continental/oceanic convergence, accounts for seafloor spreading. When two continental plates diverge, the area left between them slowly turns into an ocean. For an example of this type of ocean, look at the Red Sea.

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What boundary is formed when plates move in opposite directions?

It is a divergent boundary when they move When they move -> together


What they form when the plates moves slowly?

trenches or mountains or rift valleys or faults depends which direction the plates move


What happens when earth's plate move?

when the earths plates move we either have earthquakes, tsunamis, and we get ridges and trenches.


How do tectonic plates move at a transform boundary?

At transform boundaries, the plates move horizontal in relation to each other.


Where do convergent plates move?

Convergent plates move towards each other, leading to a collision or subduction of the plates. This movement can result in the formation of mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic activity.


How fast do the plates move in the relation to each other year?

The earth's plates move slowly because how big the earthquake is he bigger the amount the plates will move and the slower the earthquake is the less it moves.


How fast do the plates move in relation to each other each year?

The earth's plates move slowly because how big the earthquake is he bigger the amount the plates will move and the slower the earthquake is the less it moves.


About how fast do the plates move in relation to each others each year?

The earth's plates move slowly because how big the earthquake is he bigger the amount the plates will move and the slower the earthquake is the less it moves.


Do transform plates move together or apart?

Transform plates are also known as "Spreading Plates." Therefore, they spread apart


What is it called when tectonic plates move closer?

When tectonic plates move closer together, it is called plate convergence. This can result in the formation of features like mountain ranges and deep ocean trenches.


What directions do tectonic plates move?

Tectonic plates can move in four main directions: convergent (towards each other), divergent (away from each other), transform (side by side), and oblique (combination of directions). These movements are driven by the Earth's internal heat and the circulation of molten rock in the mantle.


Boundary between two plates that are moving apart?

Convergent: plates move into one another.Divergent: plates move apart.Transform: plates move sideways in relation to each other.