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The 3 general types are constructive, destructive, and conservative boundaries.
Constructive (divergent) - plates move away from each other, typically creating a rift
Destructive (convergent) - one plate will be subducted, or continental plates collide
Conservative (transform) - plates grind past each other, stalling and slipping
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SteveThe main types of divergent boundaries are mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates move apart; continental rifts, where plates within continents separate, creating rift valleys; and back-arc basins, where oceanic plates are being subducted under continents, leading to extension and back-arc spreading.
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What types of plates move apart?
divergent plate boundaries do.
What are the 2 types of divergent boundaries and what happens in each?
continetal and oceanic
What are the three types of plate boundaries and what types of faults occur there?
The three types of plate boundaries are divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries. Divergent boundaries have normal faults, convergent boundaries have thrust faults, and transform boundaries have strike-slip faults.
What are the 3 main types of plate boundreis?
The three main types of plate boundaries are convergent boundaries, where plates move toward each other, divergent boundaries, where plates move away from each other, and transform boundaries, where plates slide past each other horizontally.
Types of plate boundaries?
The three main types of plate boundaries are divergent boundaries (plates move apart), convergent boundaries (plates move toward each other), and transform boundaries (plates slide past each other horizontally). At divergent boundaries, new crust is formed as magma rises to the surface, while at convergent boundaries, crust is destroyed as one plate is subducted beneath another. Transform boundaries are characterized by earthquakes as the plates grind past each other.
