Describe the three types of plate boundaries and the motions that lead to them.?

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: ?Convergent boundaries are created when two plates collide, with both plates moving toward each other. Divergent boundaries are created when two plates separate, with both plates moving away from each other. Transform boundaries are created when two plates slide past each other, neither separating or colliding.

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