divergent boundaries, where new crust is formed; convergent boundaries, where crust is consumed; collisional boundaries, where two land masses collide; and transform boundaries, where two plates ...

The Earth's plates jostle about in fits and starts that are punctuated with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. 4 min read There are a few handfuls of major plates and dozens of smaller, or minor ...

New crust is continually being pushed away from divergent boundaries ... other pieces of Earth's crust. The boundary where the two plates meet is called a convergent boundary.

Where the movement of currents and the mantle converge, like this, plates are pushed together. This is called a destructive or convergent ... constructive or divergent plate boundary.