What is the direction of the convergent plate boundaries

Asked by admin @ 23/08/2021 in Geography viewed by 298 People

Answered by admin @ 23/08/2021

Convergent plate boundary. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other. If the two plates are of equal density, they usually push up against each other, forming a mountain chain. If they are of unequal density, one plate usually sinks beneath the other in a subduction zone.

The south american plate is moving in which direction

Asked by maham237 @ 10/01/2021 in Biology viewed by 323 persons

In which direction is the Pacific Plate moving in relation to the North American Plate?

What are the three different types of tectonic plate boundaries

Asked by maham237 @ 05/01/2021 in Geography viewed by 330 persons

List and describe what happens at the three types of tectonic plate boundaries. explain plate movement and what types of constructive and destructive processes occur at each one.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the diagram

Asked by maham237 @ 03/01/2021 in Chemistry viewed by 289 persons

SOMEONE HELP PLEASE!!! Which type of plate boundary is shown in the diagram? a. transform b. convergent c. universal d. divergent

What type of plate boundary is the east pacific rise

Asked by admin @ 26/11/2021 in Biology viewed by 254 persons

What type of boundary is the East Pacific Ridge?

How does a volcano form at a divergent plate boundary

Asked by admin @ 26/11/2021 in Geography viewed by 273 persons

How do volcanoes form at divergent boundaries?

What kind of plate boundary is the san andreas fault

Asked by admin @ 22/11/2021 in English viewed by 241 persons

Witch type of plate boundary does san andreas fault represent

What type of plate boundary exists today along the himalayas

Asked by admin @ 02/08/2021 in Geography viewed by 273 persons

What type of plate boundary exists today along the Himalayas?

What could be a possible explanation why tectonic plates do not all move in the same direction?

Asked by maham237 @ 26/12/2020 in Geography viewed by 301 persons

A.The magma moves the plates in the same direction, but slab pull makes them move away from one another. B.The magma moves in the same circular path, but the plates …

How do the lithospheric plates move at a convergent margin

Asked by admin @ 28/10/2021 in Geography viewed by 243 persons

How do the lithospheric plates move at a divergent margin? Give an example of a present day oceanic divergent margin. What features would you expect to find at an ocean-ocean …

Which two features are commonly found at divergent plate boundaries

Asked by admin @ 26/10/2021 in Geography viewed by 317 persons

Which two features are commonly found at divergent plate boundaries? (1) mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys (2) wide valleys and deltas (3) ocean trenches and subduction zones (4) hot spots …