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International Relations·Easy

Consider the following statements related to the forms of plate tectonics: 1. In divergent boundaries, new crust is generated, as the plates pull away from each other. 2. In convergent boundaries, the crust is destroyed, as one plate dived under another. 3. In transform boundaries, the crust is neither produced nor destroyed, as the plates slide horizontally past each other. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements related to the forms of plate tectonics:

1. In divergent boundaries, new crust is generated, as the plates pull away from each other.

2. In convergent boundaries, the crust is destroyed, as one plate dived under another.

3. In transform boundaries, the crust is neither produced nor destroyed, as the plates slide horizontally past each other.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Options

  1. a.

    1 and 2 only

  2. b.

    2 and 3 only

  3. c.

    1 and 3 only

  4. d.

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct answer

Explanation

Types of plate boundaries:

  • Divergent Boundaries: Where new crust is generated, as the plates pull away from each other. The sites, where the plates move away from each other, are called spreading sites.
  • Convergent Boundaries: Where the crust is destroyed, as one plate dived under another.
  • Transform Boundaries: Where the crust is neither produced nor destroyed, as the plates slide horizontally past each other.

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