Convergent boundary: A convergent boundary is formed when a plate collides with another plate. Convergent boundaries can form mountain ranges, subduction zones, and volcanic arts. The type of stress a convergent boundary has is pressure.
Mt. Fuji (Kanji: 富士山, Romaji: Fuji-san) is the highest peak & volcano in Japan. It is located 60 miles southwest of Tokyo. The 3 major historical eruptions were in the years 800, 864, and 1707. Its formation is when the Philippine and Pacific Plates subduct under the Eurasian plate. The summit has a diameter of 800 meters and a circumference of 3.5 kilometers. The mountain is 12,385 feet high.
Divergent boundary: This divergent boundary forms when two continental plates separate from each other. These boundaries can form mid-ocean ridges and continental rifts.
Transform boundary: Transform boundaries form when two plates slide sideways past each other. Transform boundaries can cause fault lines.
- Sources used
- Mt. Fuji, http://www.amnh.org/ology/features/plates/loader.swf http://web-japan.org/atlas/nature/nat06.html
- East African Rift Valley http://www.amnh.org/ology/features/plates/loader.swf http://geology.com/articles/east-africa-rift.shtml
- San Andreas Fault https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq3/safaultgip.html http://www.amnh.org/ology/features/plates/loader.swf
Credits:
Created with images by ume-y - "富士山 Mt. Fuji" • shankar s. - "Great Rift Valley" • Michael R Perry - "San Andreas Fault Sign"