Convergent Plates
How do convergent plates move?
They move towards each other and converge.
How do divergent boundaries move?
They pull away from eachother.
What is a transform movement.
The plates rub up against each other.
What landforms do convergent boundaries form?
They can form many different landforms, like mountains, and mountains can form valleys after time.
Where is a notable convergent plate boundary?
The Himalayas! The Himalayas were formed by a convergent plate boundary.
What is the biggest divergent boundary?
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge, at a whopping 10,000 miles.
What is notable about transform boundaries?
They are very rare, and they don't move like the others.
What landforms do divergent boundaries form?
Divergent boundaries can form trenches that are is the ocean or on land, and they also can form valleys quicker.
Why do plates move toward each other like this?
This is due to convection currents swirling toward each other, like this: ><
What causes the divergent movement?
It is the mantle's magma swirling away from each other. (Convection Currents)
Why do transform boundaries move like they do?
It is due to a unusual plate motion, and that is why there are not many in the world.
What landforms do transform boundaries form?
Transform boundaries can form small and large cracks and rift valleys which is a long trench like landform that is terrestrial.
(Terrestrial: On land.)
How do these plates affect humans?
They affect humans because they can rarely cause earthquakes and they can from major volcanoes and mountains.
How does this boundary affect humans?
The divergent boundary can form trenches, and sometimes even valleys.
How do these plates affect humans?
These plates affect humans because they can cause very unexpected earthquakes that can have very high magnitude.
What is a landform?
A landform is any type of land on Earth. Some examples are valleys, mountains, rivers and plains.
What is a very famous mountain formed by a convergent plate boundary?
Mt. Everest.
What is a famous landform formed by a divergent plate boundary?
A famous landform formed by a divergent plate is the Mid-Atlantic trench, which runs for about 10,000 miles.
What is a famous transform/tranverse boundary?
There is a big transform boundary to the east of us, The San Andreas fault.
How do landforms affect us?
Landforms affect us bvecause the cause the land on Earth to not be flat, and it changes how we and how the ecosystem lives.