Briefly discuss the features (at least two, in the ocean and/or on land) that are formed at a convergent plate boundary where oceanic crust meets a continent. Describe where in California a convergent oceanic-continental boundary is found.
Briefly discuss the features (at least two, in the ocean and/or on land) that are formed at a convergent plate boundary where oceanic crust meets a continent. Describe where in California a convergent oceanic-continental boundary is found.
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Briefly discuss the features (at least two, in the ocean and/or on land) that are formed at a convergent plate boundary where oceanic crust meets a continent. Describe where in California a convergent oceanic-continental boundary is found.
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The theory of plate tectonics was given by Alfred Wegener. This theory states that the earth's crust is divided into thin plates which glide over the asthenosphere i.e. the crust and upper part of the molten mantle.
There are mainly three types of plate boundaries:
- Convergent plate boundary: Type of plate boundaries where the two plates collide with each other.
- Divergent plate boundary: The two plates move away from each other.
- Transform plate boundary: The two plates slide past one another.
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