1. Conservative (or transform) boundaries: where two plates slide past each other horizontally, without the production or destruction of lithosphere. This movement is typically characterized by a series of fractures in the crust known as transform faults.
2. Divergent boundaries: where two plates move away from each other, creating new oceanic crust as magma rises from the mantle and solidifies at the surface. These boundaries are commonly found at mid-ocean ridges.
3. Convergent boundaries: where two plates move towards each other and collide. Subduction zones occur when one plate is forced beneath another, while continental collision zones occur when two continental plates collide and push against each other, leading to the creation of mountain ranges.
What are the three types of transform plate boundaries
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