TECTONIC PLATES OF THE WORLD

TECTONIC PLATE MOTION OVER GEOLOGIC TIME

PLATE BOUNDARIES

DRIVING FORCE

 
 
 

DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY (THREE TYPES)

1) OCEANIC-CONTINETAL CONVERGENCE 

2) OCEANIC-OCEANIC CONVERGENCE 

3) CONTINENTAL-CONTINENTAL CONVERGENCE 
 
 
 

WHICH TYPE OF CONVERGENCE BOUNDARY IS IT?

TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY

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