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Convergent Boundary Divergent Boundary Transform Boundary
Plates slide towards each otherEarthquakes in CaliforniaStrike-Slip FaultingPlates slide (grind) past each otherFormstall mountain ranges like the HimalayasCan occur between an oceanic and a largely continental plate, or between two largely oceanic plates, or between two largely continental plates. Plates are moving apart on the ocean floorMid-Atlantic Ridge

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Here are the key terms and expressions sorted into the correct columns:

Convergent Boundary:

  • Plates slide towards each other
  • Form stall mountain ranges like the Himalayas
  • Can occur between an oceanic and a largely continental plate, or between two largely oceanic plates, or between two largely continental plates.

Divergent Boundary:

  • Plates are moving apart on the ocean floor
  • Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Transform Boundary:

  • Plates slide (grind) past each other
  • Earthquakes in California
  • Strike-Slip Faulting