<p> RESULTS OF PLATE INTERACTION Geology.com Plate boundaries are the locations where the edges of two pieces of the lithosphere (crust and upper mantle) rub together. </p><p>Different natural events are possible and different landforms are generated – Earthquakes and volcanoes, mountains and trenches</p><p>1 – Divergent Plate Boundary –</p><p>Divergent plate boundaries are usually found below the water. </p><p>When they occur on the surface, they create rift valleys, like the Great Rift Valley in Africa. They may eventually be at the bottom of a newly created ocean. - the mid-Atlantic ridge below the surface of the </p><p>Atlantic Ocean is the longest chain of mountains on Earth. </p><p>There are many earthquakes and volcanoes created by rising magma.</p><p>2 – Convergent Plate Boundary – Oceanic plates are different than continental plates, (denser) the result differs depending on which types of plates are converging.</p><p>A – Continental-Oceanic Convergent Plate Boundary – </p><p>The subducting oceanic plate will eventually sink back </p><p> into the mantle and re-melt. </p><p>This creates a large pool of magma, which will eventually</p><p> find its way to the surface. The magma will rise to the surface and push through the continental crust: forming volcanoes, and mountains </p><p>(Sierra Nevada mountains)</p><p>Continental-oceanic convergent plate boundaries will create a chain of volcanoes located just inland. </p><p>This is exactly what has created the Pacific Ring of Fire,</p><p>AND up the California/Oregon/Washington coast</p><p>B – Continental-Continental Convergent Plate Boundary – </p><p>The coming together of two continental plates creates long mountain ranges. </p><p>The mountains continue to get taller and taller. One place where this is happening is in the Himalayas. </p><p>Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain located on above ocean, is constantly growing taller. </p><p>It is important to note that these mountain ranges are not created as a result of volcanic activity. </p><p>Earthquakes will be common in this region. </p><p>C - Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent Plate Boundary – </p><p>When two oceanic plates come together, both sink into the mantle, and both re-melt. </p><p>Then, the molten material rises to the surface and creates volcanic islands. The Philippines are islands that are an example of this.</p><p>Shifting crust will produce many earthquakes.</p><p>3 – Transform Plate Boundary – </p><p>Plates at a transform plate boundary are moving PAST each other. </p><p>No volcanoes are created, but, MANY earthquakes will be generated. </p><p>The plate boundary that is closest to us is a transform plate boundary and is called the San Andreas Fault </p>