Briefly describe the different types of plate boundaries.

What will be an ideal response?


Divergent boundaries, produced by tensional stress, are areas of crustal formation. Convergent boundaries, produced by compressional stress, are areas of crustal destruction. Transform fault boundaries, produced by shear stress, are areas where plates slide past one another.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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