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Convergent Boundaries Definition:In plate tectonics, a convergent boundary, also known as a destructive plate boundary, is a region of active deformation where two or more tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere are near the end of their life cycle. Convergent boundaries form trenches.
Divergent Boundaries Definition: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 can cause earthquakes and make volcanoes.
Transform Boundary Definition:Transform boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other. At transform boundaries lithosphere is neither created nor destroyed. The San Andreas fault is a transform boundary.
Subduction Zone Definition:A subduction zone is the biggest crash scene on Earth. These boundaries mark the collision between two of the planet's tectonic plates. Subduction zones create some of the biggest earthquakes.
Rift Valley Definition:A large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems There is a rift valley in east africa.
Mid Ocean Ridge Definition: A mid-ocean ridge is an underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics. Star fishes and crabs live in mid ocean ridges.
Trench Definition:Trenches form when one tectonic plate slides beneath another plate at a subduction zone. The Mariana Trench and the Aleutian Trench are two of the best known trenches.
Volcano Definition:A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust. The state of Hawaii was created by volcano eruptions.
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