Match the tectonic boundary with its direction of motion

A) Two plates pull apart from each other
B) Two plates slide past each other
C) Two plates move toward each other

1) Convergent boundary
2) Divergent boundary
3) Transform boundary


Answers: 1) C 2) A 3) B

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