Thursday, April 9, 2009

Convergent and Divergent boundaries



Convergent boundaries are plate boundaries where one plates crash into another. These collisions often form mountains. Plates move slower than a snail, so the collisions also are very slow. Divergent boundaries are boundaries where plates move apart. These boundaries occur on the Mid-ocean ridge. When plates move apart, they allow magma to come up to the ocean floor to create new ocean floor.


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