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9.3 Actions at Plate Boundaries
Divergent boundaries occur at:
● Rift valleys○ Deep faulted structures
that occur along ridges
● Oceanic ridges ○ “Constructive margins”-
new crust is created
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Seafloor spreading: the movement and production of new crust at oceanic ridges
Continental rifting: movement when spreading occurs on continental crust
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Convergent boundaries are also called “destructive margins”
● Subduction zone : oceanic crust is forced down into the mantle under a continental plate
Continental volcanic arc: a volcanic mountain range created by magma rising by subduction of plates
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Transform fault boundaries do not produce or destroy lithosphere.
Most transform fault boundaries are located on oceanic ridges.