transform, Transform Plates, Earthquakes, Two plates move horizontally past each other and can cause earthquakes., convergent, Convergent Plates, Mountains/Volcanoes, Two plates collide leading to mountain ranges and volcanoes. Subduction occurs where one plate is forced beneath another., divergent, Divergent Plates, Mid-Atlantic Ridge/Rift Valleys, Two plates move away from each other which allows magma from the Earth's mantle to rise and create new crusts. This is found at mid-ocean ridges.

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