Plate Boundaries

Divergent Boundary

Divergent Boundary

• "A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates."

Convergent Boundary

Convergent Boundary

• "A major geologic discontinuity or suture marking the juncture of lithospheric plates that have been joined by plate tectonics".
• "Convergent boundaries are places where one plate slides beneath another."

Transform Boundary

Transform Boundary

• "Transform Plate Boundaries are locations where two plates slide past one another. The fracture zone that forms a transform plate boundary is known as a transform fault."
• "Many transform boundaries are found on the sea floor, where they connect segments of diverging mid-ocean ridges."

Plate Boundary Video Link

• Plate Boundaries - The Different Types of Plate Boundaries - GCSE ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp-hZ0QCoQY

References

• https://www.dictionary.com/browse/divergent-plate-boundary
• lhttp://www.geo.cornell.edu/hawaii/220/PRI/PRI_PT_transform.htm
• https://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/otherboundaries/