In regions of convergence, one plate can sink under another in a subduction zone, or two colliding plates can form a mountain belt. At divergent ... of plate boundary. For example, when India ...

The tiny Juan de Fuca plate is largely responsible ... creates three types of tectonic boundaries: convergent, where plates move into one another; divergent, where plates move apart; and transform ...

These plates can be oceanic, meaning they're found mainly under the ocean, or continental, and mainly found under land ... has a great example of a convergent plate boundary.

Midocean ridges are not continuous features. Midocean ridge spreading centers (MOR on the map below) are offset by numerous transform faults. MORs are, of course, divergent plate boundaries where two ...

Four types of plate tectonic activity are demonstrated in this feature. Keep an eye on the map to see where in the world the activity takes place. Also known as spreading boundary, a divergent ...