Continental-continental convergent boundaries: Fossils get pushed up mountains., Large mountain ranges form., Tectonic plate crust slabs are the same density., Mountain range will continue to grow., Continental-oceanic convergent boundaries: Oceanic crust is more dense and sinks., A trench forms where ocean crust begins to sink., Subduction takes place when one plate sinks beneath another., Crust melts beneath crust and magma rises to produce volcanoes., Divergent boundaries: A rift zone forms where crust is separating., Magma moves through rift zone to cool and form new rock., Shallow mountain ranges form where magma cools., Volcanic activity occurs along and near rift zone., Transform boundaries: Earthquakes occur, no volcanoes, No crust sinks or pulls apart., Faults, or cracks can form in the rocks., San Andreas fault in California.,

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