The movement of the plates creates three types of tectonic boundaries: convergent, where plates move into one another; divergent, where plates move apart; and transform, where plates move sideways ...

For more on divergent boundary, go to The Sea Floor Spread. Also known as subduction boundary, a convergent boundary ... creating mountain ranges. A transform boundary occurs where two plates ...

Transform boundaries neither create nor consume crust. Rather, two plates move against each other, building up tension, then releasing the tension in a sudden and often violent jerk. This sudden ...