LOCATION AND STRUCTURE OF INDIA
EVOLUTION OF INDIAS GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE
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Question
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Transform boundary
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Divergent boundary
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Convergent boundary
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Subduction boundary
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Detailed explanation-1: -Divergent boundaries slowly grow ocean basins within continental lithosphere. The process of divergence breaks up continental landmasses and supercontinents . This boundary type is the reason why early generations of scientists noticed the apparent fit between the coastlines of South America and Africa.
Detailed explanation-2: -Convergent boundary: the plates collide, and eventually the denser one slides underneath the lighter one, a process known as subduction. This type of interaction can take place between an oceanic and an oceanic crust, creating a so-called oceanic trench.
Detailed explanation-3: -A divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. Along these boundaries, earthquakes are common and magma (molten rock) rises from the Earth’s mantle to the surface, solidifying to create new oceanic crust. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of divergent plate boundaries.