Geological Features

Three Ways Plates Meet: How Convergent, Divergent, and Transform Boundaries Shape the Earth

Earth's crust is shaped by three types of tectonic plate boundaries: divergent, where plates pull apart and create new crust; convergent, where plates collide and destroy crust or build mountains; and transform, where plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes. Understanding these interactions is key to deciphering geological features like mid-ocean ridges, trenches, volcanoes, and fault lines.