Plate Boundary MatchingVersión en línea Plate Boundary Matching por Emily Rindy 1 Convergent Plate Boundary 2 Divergent Plate Boundary 3 Transform Plate Boundary 4 Pangea Created when two tectonic plates collide and push into one another. Creates mountain ranges, such as the Himalayas. Creates deep trenches visible from outer space. Creates mountains on continental crust. Subduction zones often occur here. Destroys crust. Created when two plate boundaries separate or move away from one another. Can form in the middle of a plate as the plate is pulled in multiple directions Creates shield volcanoes Creates mid-ocean ridges Creates rift valleys Creates crust Doesn't form any new landforms Created when two tectonic plates slide past each other Has destructive earthquakes Supercontinent Proposed by Alfred Wegener Fossils were studied to develop theory First proposed in 1912
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