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__Convergent Boundaries__ Convergent Boundaries is where plates serving landmass collide, the crust crumples and buckles into mountain ranges. The Andes Mountains is an example of a Convergent Boundaries. One example of a Convergent Boundary is on June 9th, 1994, a magnitude earthquake struck 320km of LA Paz. The south american plate was the deepest and largest subduction earthquake.

__Divergent Boundaries__ Divergent Boundaries in the oceans magma from deep in the earth's mantle rises toward the surface and pushes apart two or more plates. East Africa Rift Valley is an example of a plate boundary. The plate hasn't been rifted and the rift is still above sea level.

__Transform Boundaries__ Transform Boundaries are where two plates grind past each other along what are called strike-slip faults. The relative motion of the two plates is either sinistral or dextral. The strongest and most famous earthquakes along The San Andreas fault hit San Francisco in 1906. The city was destroyed by the earthquake and lots of buildings were shaken to pieces. **

Citations: "Plate Teconics." //National Geographic//. Web. 6 Nov. 2009. .

"Divergent Plate Boundaries." //Geology//. 2005. Web. 9 Nov. 2009. .