CONVERGENT BOUNDARIES -WHEN PLATE BOUNDARIES COLLIDE (SUBDUCTION)
1. CONTINENT -CONTINENT
(CLICK HERE): CLASSZONE: Convergent Boundary -Continent on Continent Collision -Mountain Building
(CLICK HERE) CLASSZONE: Himalayas - Mountain Forming Convergent Boundary
2.OCEAN -CONTINENT (SUBDUCTION ZONE/ TRENCH)
(CLICK HERE) Convergent Boundaries- Subduction Zone - Continent-Oceanic Collision
3.OCEAN-OCEAN (RIDGES/RIFT ZONES)
TSUNAMI- HOT SPOTS/ HAWAII, NEW MADRID, MISSOURI -HOT SPOT
DIVERGENT BOUNDARIES- WHEN PLATE BOUNDARIES SPREAD APART
(SEA FLOOR SPREADING)
TRANSFORM BOUNDARIES- WHEN PLATE BOUNDARIES MOVE SIDE BY SIDE
-SAN ANDREA'S FAULT LINE -CALIFORNIA
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