Convergent: Also called 'destructive', Plates come together (collide), Continental-continental create mountain ranges, Continental-oceanic create ocean trenches and volcanic arcs, Example: Philippine volcanic island arc, Himalayas, , , Divergent: Also called 'constructive', Plates move apart, Creates new ocean floor (sea floor spreading), Example: Mid-Atlantic ridge, , Transform: Also called 'conservative', Plates move alongside each other, Create earthquakes, Example: San Andreas Fault, ,

Year Nine Earth Science - Plate Boundaries

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