Plate boundaries Flashcards
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Q
Divergent
continental continental
example
A
East African Rift Valley
Nubian boundary from the Somalian boundary of the African plate
1
Q
Divergent
oceanic oceanic
example
A
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
NA plate and the Eurasian plate
volcanic islands Azores
2
Q
Convergent
oceanic oceanic
example
A
Mariana Trench and Mariana Islands
Pacific plate subduction beneath Philippine plate
3
Q
Convergent
continental continental
example
A
Himalayas
Indian and Eurasian plate
4
Q
Convergent
oceanic continental
example
A
Sunda Trench
Australian plate subduction beneath Eurasian plate
5
Q
Transform
example
A
San Andreas Fault
btwn Pacific plate and NA plate 1906 earthquake in San Francisco