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Plate Tectonics

Convergent Boundaries - Plates collide with one another crushing crust and forming, mountains, or one plate goes over top of the other. This is called subduction. Examples
 * The Indian Plate (India) and Eurasian Plate (Asia) collided about 55 million years ago and they have still been pushing making the Himalayas bigger and bigger each day.
 * Convergent Boundries can form in the ocean and create underwater volcanos that can form islands like Japan.
 * Earthquakes, big and small are common near convergent boundaries

Divergent Boundaries - The plates separate because of magma pushing the plates apart. This makes mountains and volcanos rise. Examples
 * In Africa, The Great Rift Valley, continues to be pulled apart. If it keeps spliting, Eastern Africa will split from Africa and make a new land mass.
 * Most of Iceland was formed by underwater volcanos near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a Divergent Boundary.
 * The East Pacific Rise is another example of a Divergent Boundary. It is part of the Pacific Plate that makes the land under the Pacific Ocean rise up.[[image:divergent2.jpg width="280" height="280"]]

Transform Boundaries - Transform Boundaries are when two plates slide past each other. Earthquakes are very common near Transform Boundaries. Examples
 * One example of a Transform Boundary is the San Andreas Fault. It is found in Cailforna.
 * The North Anatolian Fault is another good example of a Transform Boundary. This is found in Turkey.
 * Transform Boundaries also have fracture zones. These can be found along mid-ocean ridges and along the San Andreas Fault.

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