What Are Tectonic Plates?
5. Convergent Boundaries
As the plates move, they interact with each other in different ways. When two tectonic plates are pushing toward each other, the area where they meet is known as a convergent boundary. As the plates push against each other, one plate is sometimes pushed beneath. This is known as subduction.
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Alternatively, plates pushing against each other can cause the land to buckle and rise where the plates meet, forming mountains. The Himalayas, for example, were formed by the Eurasian plate and Indian plate pushing against each other and pushing the land upward. Convergent boundaries are often where we will find the most intensive geological activity, including earthquakes and volcanoes.
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