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What are convergent plates?
Two plates are moving together and the crust is destroyed and recycled back into the Earth as one plate dives under another. Mountains and volcanoes are often found where plates converge.
There are 3 types of convergent plate boundaries:
Oceanic-Continental Convergence
Oceanic-Oceanic Convergence
Continental-Continental Convergence
There are 3 types of convergent plate boundaries:
Oceanic-Continental Convergence
Oceanic-Oceanic Convergence
Continental-Continental Convergence
Flashcard info:
Author: kchandler
Main topic: Geography
Topic: Plate Tectonics
Published: 29.04.2012