Created when two tectonic plates collide and push into one another.
First proposed in 1912
Subduction zones often occur here.
Can form in the middle of a plate as the plate is pulled in multiple directions
Proposed by Alfred Wegener
Created when two plate boundaries separate or move away from one another.
Creates mountains on continental crust.
Creates rift valleys
Created when two tectonic plates slide past each other
Creates mountain ranges, such as the Himalayas.
Creates deep trenches visible from outer space.
Supercontinent
Fossils were studied to develop theory
Destroys crust.
Has destructive earthquakes
Creates crust
Creates shield volcanoes
Creates mid-ocean ridges
Doesn't form any new landforms
