List and describe what happens at the three types of tectonic plate boundaries. explain plate movement and what types of constructive and destructive processes occur at each one.

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Odin Schneider

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2 March, 21:16

List and describe what happens at the three types of tectonic plate boundaries. explain plate movement and what types of constructive and destructive processes occur at each one.

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Hanna Kirk · Answer 1

There are three main types of plate boundary: divergent, convergent and transform. Plates move away from one another at divergent boundaries. This happens at mid-ocean ridges. Plates move towards one another at convergent boundaries; one plate is forced below another in a process called subduction.