Divergent Boundary Continental/Continental Crust What occurs there: –rift valley & earthquakes...
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Divergent BoundaryContinental/Continental Crust
• What occurs there:
– rift valley & earthquakes
• Where can we see this:
– Africa
Divergent BoundaryOceanic/Oceanic Crust
• What occurs there: – mid-ocean ridges (seafloor
spreading), volcanoes, & earthquakes
• Where can we see this:– Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Convergent BoundaryContinental/Continental Crust
• What occurs there: – Mountains form &
earthquakes
• Where can we see this:– Himalaya Mountains
Convergent BoundaryContinental/Oceanic Crust
• What occurs there: – trenches, volcanoes,
& earthquakes
• Where can we see this:– Japan, Alaska
Transform Boundary
• What occurs there:
– Earthquakes
• Where can we see this:
– California, San Andreas Fault
Name ___________________________________________________________ Period _______________ Date _____________
Reviewing Plate Boundaries
Type of crustWhat does it
look like?What occurs
there?Where can we see
this?
Type of Boundary
Convergent
Continental/Continental
Continental/Oceanic
Divergent
Continental/Continental
Oceanic/Oceanic
Transform Any type of crust
Review: Identify the correct type of boundary seen in each of the lettered pictures. You may use your notes.
Example Type of Boundary
A
B
C
D
E