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=Subduction = =-Occurs when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate. = =-The oceanic plate is forced under the continental plate, creating subduction. =



= **﻿ ** **Divergent Boundaries ** = =**-Two oceanic plates are moving away from each other. **= =**-Forms the Mid-Ocean Ridge. **= =**-New crust is formed between the spreading of the plates by cooling magma that has erupted from the fault. **= = **-This process is known as Sea Floor Spreading. ** =



= ﻿ Continental Collision  = =-Two continental plates collide and force the crust to wrinkle upward and create mountains. = =-The Himalayas are actually still growing because the Indian and Eurasian plates are colliding with each other. =



= ﻿ Sliding/ Lateral/ Transform/ Conservative Boundaries = = -Two or more plates slide past each other. = = -Pressure will build up until a certain point where the two plates will finally shift possibly 10 feet, causing an earthquake. = = <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">-An example of this would be the San Andreas Fault in California. =

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