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Convergent plates: When plates collide the crust crumples and buckles into a mountain. This is called convergent. This causes the himalayas to slowly rise. (subduction) This is when one plate dives under the other. Because of this Mount Everest grows an inch every day to every 15 years. EX: Himalayas.

Divergent Plates:

when plates push apart its called divergent.Then mountains rise at the seam. Then volcanoes rise at the seam.This process renews the ocean floor.This process widens giant basins. EX: The great crack

Transform Plates:

When two plates grind past eachother they are called transform plates. These are called strike up faults. This is what trigger earthquakes.Transform plates dont create mountains. Transform plates also dont renew the ocean floor. EX: san andreas fault

"national geographic." //plate tectonics//. national geographic, 11 Nov. 2009. Web. 11 Nov. 2009.c