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Divergent: Continental-Continental
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known as sift valley. The surrounding area
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‘When two plates converge, the
compressional forces causes the denser
oceanic plate to be subducted beneath
the less dense oceanic plate
Convergent: Continental-Continental
Earthquakes
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When two continental plates converge,
both piates will resist subduction as they
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is formed at
the subduction
Earthquakes occur
fon the continental
Edge of thick
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buckles and fold to
form fold mountains.
[[oagma rises
through the
surface, forming
volcanoes.
‘When the plates slide past each
rs on rocks that
lien both sides. This forms 2
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‘When energy isnot released, rocks
are subjected to stress, The stress
builds up and upon sudden release,
violent earthquakes occur.
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