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At which plate boundary is one lithospheric plate sliding under another?
This occurs at a convergent plate boundary, specifically at a subduction zone where one plate is forced beneath another due to differences in density.
What kind of boundary separates the South American Plate from the Nazca Plate?
The South American Plate and the Nazca Plate are separated by a convergent boundary, specifically a subduction zone. This is where the Nazca Plate is forced under the South American Plate, creating the Andes mountain range and causing volcanic activity.
When one tectonic plate descends beneath another what kind of boundary is formed?
A convergent boundary is formed when one tectonic plate descends beneath another. This process is known as subduction and typically leads to the formation of deep ocean trenches and volcanic arcs.
What kind of plate boundary is found where the North America and Caribbean plates meet?
The North America and Caribbean plates meet at a transform plate boundary. This type of boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other horizontally, causing earthquakes along the boundary.
What kind of plate boundary is santa maria?
Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala is located near the boundary of the North American and Caribbean tectonic plates. This region is characterized by subduction, where the Cocos plate is subducting beneath the Caribbean plate, causing volcanic activity in the region.
What kind of plate boundary separates the arctic plate and the Pacific Plate?
Divergent Plate Boundary. (Seafloor Spreading).
What kind plate boundary is sri lanka on?
a plate -.-
What plate boundaries move away from each other?
The kind of plate boundary that moves apart is a Divergent Plate Boundary
What island of New-zealand is bisected by a plate boundary and what kind of plate is this?
The 'South Island'. A collision boundary.
What kind of plate boundary is found at the meeting point of the Philippine and Pacific plate?
The Phillipine and Pacific plate boundarys are Convergant.A destructive plate boundary.
What kind of boundary is the pacific plate?
divergent
What kind of plate boundary separates the south American plate from the African plate?
convergent
What kind of plate boundary is the North American Plate and the Caribbean plate?
It is a subduction zone.
What kind of boundary is med oeacn ridge?
It's a divergent plate boundary.
What kind of plate boundary is the klyuchevskaya sopka's on?
Klyuchevskaya Sopka is on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia and is located near the boundary of the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate. This boundary is a convergent boundary, specifically a subduction zone where the Pacific Plate is being subducted beneath the North American Plate.
What kind of plate boundary is found at the meeting point of the Philippine and pacific plates?
The Phillipine and Pacific plate boundarys are Convergant.A destructive plate boundary.
What kind of plate is indo-australian plate?
The indo-australian plate is mostly a convergent boundary with the pacific plate.
