Types+of+Plate+Boundaries

Chapter 5 **﻿ **** ﻿Types of Plate Boundaries **

1. Sliding boundaries- 2 or more plates slide past each other ex: San Andreas Fault

2. Subduction -occur when one plate slide under another A. oceanic plate collides with continental plate ex. Andes Mts. of S. America media type="youtube" key="ryrXAGY1dmE?fs=1" height="385" width="640" 

3. Spreading or Divergent Boundaries - 2 plates moving apart from each other - create sea floor spreading and a mid ocean ridge 

4. Continental Collision -2 plartes collide and pile up usually forming mountains -occurs at convergent boundaries <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Ex: Himalayas