Convergent boundary:In plate tectonics, a convergent boundary, also known as a destructive plate
boundary, is an actively deforming region where two tectonic plates or fragments
of lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
boundary, is an actively deforming region where two tectonic plates or fragments
of lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
Divergent boundary: In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary is a linear
feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each
other. Divergent boundaries within continents initially produce rifts which
produce rift valleys.
feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each
other. Divergent boundaries within continents initially produce rifts which
produce rift valleys.
Transform boundary:A transform fault or transform boundary, also known as conservative plate
boundary since these faults neither create nor destroy lithosphere, is a type of
fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal in either sinistral or
dextral direction
boundary since these faults neither create nor destroy lithosphere, is a type of
fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal in either sinistral or
dextral direction
Convection Currents: The mantle is made of much denser, thicker material, because of this the plates "float" on it like oil floats on water.
Oceanic crust is the part of Earth's
lithosphere that surfaces in the ocean basins.
lithosphere that surfaces in the ocean basins.
The continental crus :is the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and
metamorphic rocks which forms the continents and the areas of shallow seabed
close to their shores, known as continental shelves.
metamorphic rocks which forms the continents and the areas of shallow seabed
close to their shores, known as continental shelves.