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Boundaries of Tectonic Plates
These are the edges of two or more adjoining plates.
Most of Earth's geological activities (volcanoes, earthquakes, forming of mountains and oceans etc.) are a result of the interplay where the plates meet or divide. Different type of movements create different disturbances on or inside the earth's surface. For e.g. when the oceanic plates move apart, new ocean floors are created.
The movement of the plates creates three types of Tectonic Plate Boundaries namely.
Visit other related links : Wegner's Theory of Continental Drift and Movement of Tectonic Plates
These are the edges of two or more adjoining plates.
Most of Earth's geological activities (volcanoes, earthquakes, forming of mountains and oceans etc.) are a result of the interplay where the plates meet or divide. Different type of movements create different disturbances on or inside the earth's surface. For e.g. when the oceanic plates move apart, new ocean floors are created.
The movement of the plates creates three types of Tectonic Plate Boundaries namely.
- Convergent, where plates move into one another.
- Divergent, where plates move apart.
- Transform, where plates move sideways relative to each other.
Visit other related links : Wegner's Theory of Continental Drift and Movement of Tectonic Plates